Suicide
Drug therapy appears to lower suicide risk
The findings of a new study raise questions about the previously reported link between a new class of…
Army suicide rate last year highest since 1999
The number of soldiers who took their own lives while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan rose in 2005…
Grieving Parents at Increased Suicide Risk
Parents who have cared for a dying child at home may be at higher risk of suicide after…
Suicidal Behavior Different from Suicide Attempts
The small number of suicide attempts across the trials make the results of the meta-analysis difficult for physicians…
Japan Internet suicide deaths soar to 91 in 2005
The number of Japanese killing themselves in groups after meeting through the Internet - strangers afraid to die…
Past suicide attempt linked to seizure risk
A history of major depression and a past suicide attempt seem to be tied to an increased risk…
Impulsivity, alcohol linked to suicide
Men with severe depression are more likely to commit suicide if they abuse alcohol and have “cluster B”…
Swiss hospital to allow patients to commit suicide
A Swiss hospital will allow terminally ill patients to commit suicide within its walls, a spokesman said on…
Spousal Abuse
Abuse between spouses or partners can take several forms: physical, sexual, and emotional. Physical abuse or battering is…
Suicide Attempts
Epidemiology
Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately 75 people…
Anxiety disorders increase risk of suicidal thoughts
A pre-existing Anxiety disorder significantly increases the risk of a subsequent onset of suicidal thoughts and…
Paxil may raise suicide risk in adults
Adults taking the antidepressant Paxil (also known as Seroxat or paroxetine) should be monitored…
High Anxiety Can Be Deadly
It increases men’s suicide risk ninefold, and triples the risk for women.
Highly anxious and nervous…
Talk therapy reduces repeat suicide attempts
For people who have attempted suicide, a 10-session course of cognitive therapy aimed at coping with factors that…
Short height linked to increased suicide risk
Shorter men may be more likely than their taller peers to commit suicide—suggesting, researchers say, that various factors…
China facing epidemic of suicide, depression
Suicide is the number one cause of death among people between 20 and 35 years old in China,…
Public health messages help prevent suicide
A multiyear public health program successfully reduced the rate of suicidal attempts among teenagers living on an American…
Australia outlaws using Internet to incite suicide
People who use the Internet to incite others to commit suicide or teach them how to kill themselves…
Teen Indian suicide urgent issue
The American Indian teenagers died one by one, all in order, as they had agreed in their suicide…
Teens’ body image tied to risk of suicide
Teenagers who see themselves as either too heavy or too thin may be at heightened risk of attempting…
Antidepressants may curb suicides in elderly
A study of 200 elderly individuals admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Israel found that antidepressants, including The likelihood of and elderly person committing suicide is significantly higher if he or she has been hospitalized…
Summer sunlight helps to trigger a seasonal rise in suicides, claim UK researchers. In South Africa, research has indicated that one in five teens thinks about harming themselves, with 7.8% of…
Adults with bipolar disorder are at a higher risk of committing suicide in their early 30’s, usually within…
Suicidal tendencies in adolescents are often misinterpreted as a “passing phase” or common characteristics of adolescent development. Some…
There are no words to describe the feelings you experience when you learn about the suicide of a…
Many of us are concerned that we might not be able to recognise someone with suicidal tendencies. According…
Hospital stay may up suicide risk in elderly
Sunny May the month for suicides
The Priory Group…
South Africa teens: High suicide risk
Suicide risk factors in bipolar disorder identified
Suicide threats not just passing phase
Coping with the loss of a loved one
Danger signals of suicide
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