There are several suicide risk assessment instruments. These are grouped as: self-rated suicide instruments, clinician-rated suicide instruments, self-rated buffers against suicide, special purpose scales, and children- and adolescent-focused instruments. Among these instruments, the most recommended instruments are Linehan's Reasons for Living Inventory, Beck's Scale for Suicide Ideation Series and the Suicidal Behaviors' Questionnaire which is the Cole's self-administered adaptation of Linehan's structured (PubMed, 1997). .
Just like any other physical disease or disorder such as diabetes that is caused by a pancreatic disorder, mental illnesses are medical conditions that cause disturbances to a person's normal activities such as thinking, emotions, mood, ability in relating to others and routine daily chores. The disorder usually resulted to minor to more severe mental illnesses such as major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder. No matter how severe, the brighter side is that these mental illnesses could be cured. There is no established etiology for mental disorder regardless of age, race, religion or economic status. However, there are no proofs that they could result from personal weakness, lack of character or poor parental upbringing. Nonetheless, they are treatable and people diagnosed with serious mental illness could still be relieved of their symptoms through active participation in a customized individual treatment plan (NAMI, 2012). .
The Risk Factors .
Mental Illness .
Completed suicide has many risk factors that way or the other could be the lead cause of the incident. These risk factors include mental illnesses, schizophrenia; history of psychiatric treatment, affective disorders, personality disorders and childhood disorders across all age groups.