Signals to look for in the person’s behavior or past history:

• Withdrawn behavior, inability to relate to family and friends

• Psychiatric illness

• Alcoholism

• Anxiety or panic

• Change in personality, showing irritability, pessimism, depression or apathy

• Change in eating or sleeping habits

• Earlier suicide attempt

• Self-hatred, feeling guilty, worthless or ashamed

• A recent major loss - death, divorce, separation, etc.

• Family history of suicide

• Sudden desire to tidy up personal affairs, writing a will, etc.

• Feeling of loneliness, helplessness, hopelessness

• Suicide notes

• Physical ill-health

• Repeated mention of death or suicide.