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<p>Yellow ENGLISH September Held by the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry (ABP) to mark the World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10, the Yellow September campaign aims to demystify the issue and raise public awareness of the fact that suicide can be prevented. Suicide involves sociocultural, genetic, and environmental causes, but existence of a mental disorder is regarded as strong risk factor. According to a World Psychiatry survey, a mental disorder diagnosis would apply in 96.8% of suicide cases. According to ABP Chairman Antônio Geraldo da Silva, "this does not mean that suicide is always related to a mental disorder, but we must bear in mind that mental disorders are an important risk factor for suicide," said the psychiatrist. In the list of mental disorders that increase suicide rates are depression, bipolar disorder, and those resulting from alcohol and other psychoactive substance addiction. "Personality disorders, schizophrenia, and anxiety attacks should also be observed carefully," says Silva. According to the World Health Organization, more than 800,000 people commit suicide each year worldwide, equivalent to one suicide incident every 40 seconds. Answer the questions according to the text above. 1- What is the purpose of the "Yellow campaign? 2- When is "Yellow September" celebrated? 3- What does suicide involve? 4- How many people commit suicide a year around the world? 5- Match the words below with their definitions. Diagnosis II- Psychiatry III- Suicide IV- Anxiety ( ) It is killing yourself on purpose, dying at your own hand. ( ) The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. ( ) A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill- defined) misfortune. ( ) Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon.</p>