Understanding modifiable risk factors of suicides can help with their early detection and development of efficient prevention strategies. To identify patterns of suicide risk factors, researchers have analyzed the data of 306,800 suicide decedents in the USA. Researchers recognized five suicide classes based on the risk factors. They were: 1. Comorbid mental health and substance use disorders (13.5%), 2. Mental disorders alone (17.6%), 3.
Crisis, alcohol-related, and intimate partner problems (18.0%), 4. Physical health problems (31.7%), and 5. Polysubstance use (19.2%). While class 4 had the highest number of suicides, it had the lowest rates of suicide intent disclosure, leaving suicide notes, and psychotropic drug use. Classes 1 and 2 displayed the highest rates of suicide intent disclosure. These findings can help develop tailored and multifaceted suicide prevention strategies…
