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Suicide risk factors

SAD PERSONS:
Sex: male
Age: young, elderly
Depression
Previous suicide attempts
Ethanol and other drugs
Reality testing/ Rational thought (loss of)
Social support lacking
Organized suicide plan
No spouse
Sickness/ Stated future intent
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Pi: value to 31 decimal places

"How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy chapters involving quantum mechanics. One is, yes, adequate even enough to produce some fun and pleasure for an instant, miserably brief":
The number of letters in each subsequent word of these two sentences give the value of pi to 3.141592653589793238462643383279
Alternatively: If only want first 6 decimal places, use the sentence "How I wish I could calculate Pi! "
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Poisson distribution formula

MNEMONIc: M to the Nth power times E to the Minus nth Over N factorial
Formula is: ((m^n) * (e^-n) ) / n!
· Note: the factorial (!) at the end is an inverted lowercase letter i.
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Accuracy of test: sensitivity vs. specificity

seNsitivity of a test: related to the rate of false Negatives.
sPecificity of a test: related to the rate of false Positives.
· Alternatively written:
seNsitive: No Non-Negatives.
sPecific: Puny Psuedo-Positives.
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---Fred Reid Undergrad at St-Andrews, UK

Informed consent: requirements, exceptions

"Sign this DOC before we can start":
Discussion
Obtain agreement
Coercion-free
· Exceptions to informed consent are WIPE:
Waiver
Incompetent
Privilege (therapeutic privilege)
Emergency
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Hill criteria for causality

" 'Clowns Pursuing Epidemiology' Commonly Behind The Silly Samples":
Consistency
Plausibility
Experimentation
Biological gradient
Coherence
Temporality
Strength of association
Specificity
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---TR Columbia PandS

Recall bias

REcall bias is a problem with
REtrospective studies and is based on ability to
REmember.
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---Rinku Uberoi

Prevention: primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary

Primary: Predisposing factors decreased.
Secondary: Severity decreased.
Tertiary: Therapy, Training.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Incidence vs. prevalence

Incidence: Initiate Infection In Interval.
Prevalence: Population's Percentage Positive.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Suicide risk factors in order of risk

SOARS:
· Top 6 risk factors in order of highest to lowest risk:
Serious previous attempt
Older than 45
Alcohol
Rage history
Sex (male)
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin