Learning Objectives:
At the end of the course you will be able to:
· Recognize the five D’s of late life suicide
· Describe the gender differences in sharing suicidal thoughts
· Recognize the different mechanisms of suicide attempts by gender and the success rate of the mechanisms
Course Significance:
Men die by suicide far more than women, but women think about and attempt suicide more than men. This is the gender paradox explored in this course. Knowing the differences can help us to understand the different warning signs so that we can help prevent these deaths.