Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at the highest risk for completing suicide?
A) An adolescent Asian-American girl with superior athletic and academic skills who has asthma
B) A 38-year-old single African-American female church member with fibrocystic breast disease
C) A 60-year-old married Hispanic man with 12 grandchildren who has type 2 diabetes
D) A 79-year-old single white man with cancer of the prostate gland

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High risk factors include being an older adult, single, and male and having a co-occurring medical illness. Cancer is one of the somatic conditions associated with increased suicide risk. Protective factors for African-American women and Hispanic individuals include strong religious and family ties. Asian Americans have a suicide rate that increases with age.

Which Individual in the Emergency Department Should Be Considered at the Highest