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Friday 25 March 2016

Assessing the Suicidal Risks

The reason you need all this information is because:

Following a suicide attempt there is a particular risk of a repeat attempt if:

i) The attempt was pre-meditated and actively prepared for.

ii) Precautions had been made to prevent intervention by an outsider.

iii) The attempt was carried out in isolation or timed to minimize risk of discovery.

iv) Suicidal intent was communicated prior to the attempt.

iv) Final acts were completed in anticipation of death e.g., a will or suicide note.

vi) Violent or active methods were used.

vii) The person believed that the act would be irreversible and lethal.

viii) Person states that the intention of the act was to kill themselves.

ix) Person regrets having survived the attempt.

x) No action was taken to gain help after the event.

xi) Numerous previous attempts with the apparent intent to die.

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