Question 8 (part 2) · LEK · Suicide
Which of the following statements is false about the epidemiology of suicidal behaviour:
- A. approximately ¾ of all suicides take place in underdeveloped and developing countries.
- B. worldwide, the suicide mortality rate is on average two times higher in men than in women. In Poland, it is about six times higher.
- C. 90% of people who commit suicide suffer from mental disorders.
- D. autopsies did not reveal a correlation between suicidal behaviour and depression.
- E. failed suicide attempts are more common in women than in men, especially in the young population.
Hint
Think about which psychiatric condition is most consistently found in psychological autopsy studies of suicide victims.
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