A community mourns the loss of a teen enrolled in the area high school. The school nurse decides to offer a seminar about suicide to the student body. Which of the following factors about suicide should be included?
a. Boys attempt suicide more than girls
b. The risk for death increases when there is a definite plan
c. Cluster suicide is a myth
d. All of the above
B
Girls attempt suicide more than boys, but boys are more often successful. The risk for death increases with a definite plan. Cluster suicide, when one suicide precipitates several others, is becoming more common.
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