The sociocultural mainly complies with the Emile Durkheim's theory that the probability of one's suicide, depends on how attached one is to family, religion and the community. ... Some risk factors include: neurotransmitter imbalances, genetic predictors, psychiatric disorders, poor self-efficacy and problem-solving skills, sexual or physical abuse, concerns over sexual identity, substance abuse, divorce and violent rock music. ...
The difference between these acts is in their degree of lethality, which can be rated as the probability that death is a result of that act. ... But not all people with mood disorders commit suicide and not all people who commit suicide suffer from mood disorders; therefore, some investigators have isolated hopelessness, a specific component of depression, as strongly predicting suicide. ...
Valentina Nikulina, Cathy Spatz Widom and Sally Czaja (2010, November 30) The Role of Childhood Neglect and Childhood Poverty in Predicting mental Health, Academic Achievement and Crime in Adulthood Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/902576306?... The study concluded that poverty stricken households tend to have parents that work a lot and kids that are exposed to violence and abuse at a much higher rate the higher income households, which increase the probability of these kids being diagnosed with PTSD and MDD. ...
