Demographic * Males in general * Gays, lesbians, bisexuals * Single, divorced, separated, widowed * Teens and the elderly * People who are living alone or who are socially isolated * Whites, Native Americans * Physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, dentists, police officers, attorneys (white male psychologists have the highest professional suicide rate) * The unemployed Clinical * Major depression * Chronic emotional or physical pain * Terminal illness * Loss of physical functioning, including neurological disorders * Loss of body parts or physical integrity * HIV, AIDS * Dialysis, dependence on others for health care * Co-morbidity Individual * History of prior attempts * Family history of suicide * Family history of physical or sexual abuse or drug abuse Source: Frank A. Jones Jr., MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey­Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

 
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