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1	An Overview of Suicide and the Impact of Interacting Factors on Current Suicide Trends Burrow, Shawna 01 May 2018 (has links) Approximately 44,965 people committed suicide in 2016 in the United States, and the rate has been rising for a decade and a half. Suicide has far-reaching consequences which affect not only the victim, but those close to the person as well. For every suicide, an estimated six people are futher traumatized, bringing the current loss survivor estimate to over 5 million. Additionally, suicide costs tax payers about 70 billion dollars annually. Despite outranking homicide as a leading cause of death, the long-standing stigma associated with suicide creates a barrier for open and effective communication about the issue. This paper investigates the changing attitudes about suicide across time, the impact of the interacting factors of gender, age, sexuality, and depression, current suicide myths, the trend of suicide by cop, and discusses future needs for research and effective intervention and prevention. Suicide Gender and Suicide Sexuality and Suicide Suicide Myths Suicide by Cop Suicide Prevention and Intervention Clinical Psychology Community Psychology Counseling Counseling Psychology Health Psychology Psychology Social and Behavioral Sciences Social Psychology