News tagged with suicide prevention

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Research finds opportunity in health care system to reach out to youth contemplating suicide

More than 80 per cent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly 20 percent of suicidal youths have guns in their home

Nearly one in five children and teens found to be at risk for suicide report that there are guns in their homes, and 15 percent of those at risk for suicide with guns in the home know how to access both the guns and the bullets, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

US suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged (Update)

The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

No benefit from screening all patients for suicide risk, report says

(HealthDay)—After completing a review of existing research, an expert panel has determined that there is not enough evidence to recommend that all teens and adults be screened for suicide risk factors.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NH suicide prevention project focuses on gun shops

(AP)—A campaign developed by health professionals and gun dealers in New Hampshire to raise awareness about preventing firearm suicides is garnering national attention.

Health created Apr 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most ED docs, nurses doubtful about suicide preventability

(HealthDay)—Less than half of emergency department (ED) physicians and nurses believe that most or all suicides are preventable, and most do not assess suicidal patients for firearm access unless the patient ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple factors predict repeat suicide-related behavior in youth

New research out of St. Michael's Hospital has found that multiple factors independently predict what makes youth more likely to make repeat suicide-related behaviour.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study says fewer Wyoming students drinking and smoking

Reports from a new survey show Wyoming continues to see overall significant declines in junior high and high school students saying they use alcohol and tobacco.

Health created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

American Indians are at much greater risk of suicide following acute alcohol intoxication

In 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide ranked as the 10th leading overall cause of death in the United States. Prior research has also shown that alcohol use disorders confer increased ...

Addiction created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many U.S. teens at risk for suicide despite treatment

(HealthDay)—A new study casts doubt on the value of current professional treatments for teens who struggle with mental disorders and thoughts of suicide.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dating violence in teen years can have lasting impact

(HealthDay)—Teenagers who experience dating violence could be more likely to get involved in violent relationships and have health problems as young adults, a new study suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study identifies accelerated risk pattern of suicide towards age 21

(Medical Xpress)—Suicide risk patterns accelerate up to the age of 20 before moderately levelling off, according to a new report published in the Cambridge Journal of Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rate of suicide by hanging/suffocation doubles in middle-aged men and women

A new report from researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds the majority of the previously reported increase in suicide in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010 is attributable to an increase ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US suicide rates have increased since economic crisis began

Suicide rates in the US have risen sharply since the economic crisis took hold in 2007, warn the authors of Correspondence published Online First in The Lancet today.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Suicide in children and adolescents

As part of suicide prevention, evaluation of suicide risk should be carried out on a regular basis in order to attempt early intervention. The EU-funded Suicidality: Treatment Occurring in Paediatrics Programme was developed ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1