Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at the highest risk for completing suicide?
a. An adolescent Asian-American girl with superior athletic and academic skills who has asthma
b. A 38-year-old single African-American female church member with fibrocystic breast disease
c. A 60-year-old married Hispanic man with 12 grandchildren who has type 2 diabetes
d. A 79-year-old single white man with cancer of the prostate gland
ANS: D
High-risk factors include being an older adult, single, and male and having a co-occurring medical illness. Cancer is one of the somatic conditions associated with increased suicide risk. Protective factors for African-American women and Hispanic individuals include strong religious and family ties. Asian Americans have a suicide rate that increases with age.
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