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-Studies show a high incidence of [[mental disorder]]s in suicide victims at the time of their death with the total figure ranging from 98%<ref name= "BetoloteJM2004">Bertolote JM, Fleischmann A, De Leo D, Wasserman D.+Studies show a high incidence of [[mental disorder]]s in suicide victims at the time of their death with the total figure ranging from 98% to 87.3% with [[mood disorder]]s and [[substance abuse]] being the two most common. A person diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]] may commit suicide for a number of reasons, including because of depression. Suicide among people suffering from [[bipolar disorder]] is often an impulse, which is due to the sufferer's extreme [[mood swing]]s (one of the main symptoms of bipolar disorder), or also possibly an outcome of [[delusions]] occurring during an episode of [[mania]] or [[psychotic depression]]. [[Major depressive disorder]] is associated with a higher than average rate of suicide, especially in men.
-(2004) Psychiatric diagnoses and suicide: revisiting the evidence. ''Crisis.'', 25(4):147-55. PMID 15580849</ref>+
-to 87.3%<ref name= "Arsenault-LapierreG2004"> Arsenault-Lapierre G, Kim C, Turecki G. (2004) Psychiatric diagnoses in 3275 suicides: a meta-analysis. ''BMC Psychiatry'', Nov 4;4:37. PMID 15527502</ref> with [[mood disorder]]s and [[substance abuse]] being the two most common. A person diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]] may commit suicide for a number of reasons, including because of depression. Suicide among people suffering from [[bipolar disorder]] is often an impulse, which is due to the sufferer's extreme [[mood swing]]s (one of the main symptoms of bipolar disorder), or also possibly an outcome of [[delusions]] occurring during an episode of [[mania]] or [[psychotic depression]]. [[Major depressive disorder]] is associated with a higher than average rate of suicide, especially in men.+
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-A suicidal individual who lacks the physical capacity to take their own life may enlist someone else to carry out the act on their behalf, frequently a family member or physician. This may or may not be considered a form of suicide according to different moral views of the practice, with opponents regarding it instead as akin to [[murder]]. Assisted suicide is a contentious moral and political issue in many countries. 
== Namesakes == == Namesakes ==
*[[Suicide (band)]] *[[Suicide (band)]]
== See also == == See also ==
 +*[[Assisted suicide]]
*''[[Straight to Hell: 20th Century Suicides]]'' *''[[Straight to Hell: 20th Century Suicides]]''
-*''[[Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide]]''{{GFDL}}+*''[[Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide]]''
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Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking one's own life. The term "suicide" can also be used to refer to a person who has killed himself or herself. Suicide may be caused by psychological factors such as the difficulty of coping with depression or other mental disorders. It may also stem from social and cultural pressures. Nearly a million people worldwide commit suicide annually. While completed suicides are higher in men, women have higher rates for suicide attempts. Elderly males have the highest suicide rate, although rates for young adults have been increasing in recent years.

Views toward suicide have varied in history and society. Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism generally condemn suicide as a dishonorable act and some countries have made it a crime to attempt to kill oneself. In some cultures committing suicide may be accepted under some circumstances, such as Japanese committing seppuku for honor, Islamic suicide attacks, or the self-immolation of Buddhist monks as a form of protest.


Studies show a high incidence of mental disorders in suicide victims at the time of their death with the total figure ranging from 98% to 87.3% with mood disorders and substance abuse being the two most common. A person diagnosed with schizophrenia may commit suicide for a number of reasons, including because of depression. Suicide among people suffering from bipolar disorder is often an impulse, which is due to the sufferer's extreme mood swings (one of the main symptoms of bipolar disorder), or also possibly an outcome of delusions occurring during an episode of mania or psychotic depression. Major depressive disorder is associated with a higher than average rate of suicide, especially in men.

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