Warning signs of suicide


The warning signs of suicide have been noted by groups which have analyzed or studied cases to determine predictors of suicidal actions.

Factors associated with suicide

Certain factors are known to be associated with increased risk of suicide, which may fall into one of three categories – individual, socio-cultural and situational.
There are several unusual or related actions which have been associated as predictors of suicidal feelings, including:
Although not every case has shown those warning signs, a large percentage of cases have included some of them.

Observing factors associated with suicide

Suicide warning signs include both actions and spoken words of hopelessness, intense anger, or unexplained late happiness, which can reveal an ominous pattern.
However, some signs might seem too subtle to an untrained observer who has only limited contact with the person, such as changes in clothing or withdrawing from friends or prior interests.