Review Article
Suicide: A Complex Phenomenon, Risk Assessment, a Dilemma of Emergency Room Physicians
Saeed Ahmed1, Mariyah Hussain2*, Sanya Virani3, Sara Dar4, Venkatesh Sreeram5, Rizwan Ahmed6, Muhammad Taha Farooq7, Pooja Shah8,Tanzeel Shah9, Satneet Singh10, Sushma Kosaraju11 and Manpreet Gill121Nassau University Medical Center, USA
2Foundation University Medical College, USA
3University of Minnesota School of Public Health, USA
4FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry, USA
5Yale University PET Center, USA
6Liaquat Medical and Dentistry College, USA
7Howard University Hospital, USA
9NYU Langone Medical Center, USA
10Tver State Medical Academy, USA
11Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, India
12Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
- Corresponding Author:
- Mariyah Hussain
Foundation University Medical College, United States
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Received date: August 10, 2015 Accepted date: September 24, 2015 Published date: September 30, 2015
Citation: Ahmed S, Hussain M, Virani S, Dar S, Sreeram V, et al. (2015) Suicide: A Complex Phenomenon, Risk Assessment, a Dilemma of Emergency Room Physicians. J Addict Res Ther 6:245. doi:10.4172/2155-6105.1000245
Copyright: © 2015 Ahmed S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Worldwide, suicide remains a huge public health and social dilemma resulting in the loss of approximately one million lives each year. It is one of the three leading causes of death among the most economically productive age group, i.e., 15-44 years and the second leading cause among the youth. The greatest burden is borne by the low and middle-income countries, ill-equipped to deal with the mental health issues of their populations. High-income countries replete with resources are also struggling with the issue because of inaccessible services or lack of reinforcement of preventative policies. This paper summarizes the theoretical bases of suicide to help better understand the motivations of the most vulnerable groups. In addition, it provides an overview of risk factors and assessment tools. Further, it lays down the guidelines for preventative and management strategies. The aim is to assist clinicians in addressing specific underlying causes of suicidal behaviors and developing quick and effective action plans to help those in dire need.
