Suicide, Risk and Protective Factors: Individual Level

Authors

Lynne Fullerton-Gleason, University of Nevada School of MedicineFollow
Lemyra DeBruyn, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michelle Chino, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Editors

Claire M. Renzetti; Jeffrey L. Edleson

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

6-19-2008

Publication Title

Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence

Publisher

SAGE Publications, Inc

Publisher Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

First page number:

705

Last page number:

707

Abstract

Risk and protective factors related to suicide can be grouped in several ways, one of which is to separate them into individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors. Such distinctions are somewhat artificial, as individual characteristics can be fully understood only as they exist and are expressed in a person's social and physical environment. However, categorizing risk and protective factors this way is useful in identifying potential solutions to the complex causes of suicidal behavior.

Keywords

Interpersonal relations; Suicidal behavior; Suicide; Suicide—Prevention; Suicide victims; Suicide victims--Family relationships; Suicide victims--Mental health

Disciplines

Community Health | Mental and Social Health | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Public Health

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Fullerton-Gleason, L., DeBruyn, L., Chino, M. (2008). Suicide, Risk and Protective Factors: Individual Level. In Claire M. Renzetti; Jeffrey L. Edleson, Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence 705-707. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.