PSYCH 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: East Los Angeles College, Proband, Twin Study
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12 month: 6-7% (women: 8-10%, men: 3. 5%) Depression is more prevalent among the poor than the wealthy. More exposure to chronic stress is common among people who are in tough financial situations. No access to healthcare among the poor, mental disorders become more severe because they can"t afford to treat them. Rates of suicide among adolescents in the us appear to be increasing. One of the leading causes of death among people in the age group 15-24. Attempted suicide is much more common than completed suicide. Among adolescents, estimates range around 100:1 ratio of attempted to completed. Women are much more likely than men to attempt suicide, whereas men are more likely than women to complete suicide. This has to do with the means that men and women use to attempt suicide (men use more violent means such as guns, whereas women try to use drug overdoses more often)
