A social worker is meeting with a 50-year-old African-American male who acknowledges he has some suicidal ideation. He was previously diagnosed with major depression and was recently discharged from an inpatient hospitalization. He reports that following his hospitalization he has more energy and feels better. He lives at home with his wife and his adult children have moved out of the home. He works in construction and states that he works about 60 hours per week. What suicide risk factors should the social worker pay close attention to?

Social workers need to know what sorts of factors may place clients at a higher risk for suicide. This client is at particular risk due to his depression and the improvements he experienced during his hospitalization. When people are feeling better, they sometimes find the energy to plan and follow through with suicide.



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His improvement in the hospital puts him at a higher risk because he may now have the energy to plan and follow through with suicide.

There's no evidence that having adult children who have moved out of the home puts him at a higher risk.

It's Caucasians who are at a higher risk than other groups.

There's no reason to believe that the hours he works put him at higher risk for suicide.

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