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Multifactorial Model of Suicide Risk
Suicide is understood not as the result of a single issue, but as a complex outcome of several factors converging at once. This model suggests that suicide risk involves a combination of biological or psychological vulnerability, the availability of means to perform the act, and a simultaneous lack of necessary protective factors.
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Protective Factors Against Suicide
Substance Use Problems as a Suicide Risk Factor
Prior Suicide Attempts as a Predictor of Future Attempts
Access to Lethal Means and Suicide Risk
Behavioral and Psychological Precursors to Suicide
Suicide Contagion (Werther Effect)
Serotonin Dysfunction as a Biological Factor in Suicide
An individual with a history of severe depression recently lost their job and has become socially withdrawn from their friends and family. They also have access to potentially lethal medications in their home. According to the multifactorial model of suicide risk, which statement best assesses this person's situation?