Abstract
Abstract
This chapter describes various long-term (chronic) risk factors for suicide and examines their empirical base. The chapter discusses demographic risk factors, such as gender and age, as well as psychological risk factors, including impulsivity, hopelessness, perfectionism, pain insensitivity, and attachment style. Well-established historical factors, such as history of mental illness, past suicide attempts, and childhood trauma, are also outlined. Last, the chapter investigates the link between suicide and sociocultural risk factors, including cultural attitudes, immigration-related experiences, moral and religious objections, and suicide clusters. The chapter illustrates the role of long-term risk factors in the NCM through three case examples and a test case.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
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