Psychology & Psychiatry

Study helps veterinarian mental health

A Murdoch University study is investigating why there is a high rate of suicide and mental health issues among veterinarians.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Married veterans more at risk of suicide than single soldiers

Among recently returned veterans, a new study says those who are married or living with a partner are at higher suicide risk than soldiers who are single, and older married female veterans are at the greatest risk.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Child abuse linked to risk of suicide in later life

Children who experience physical, sexual, and emotional abuse or neglect are at least two to three times more likely to attempt suicide in later life, according to the largest research review carried out of the topic.

Psychology & Psychiatry

In studying suicide, he shines a light on a secret shame

When people think of public health, they do not often think of suicidology—the study of the causes and prevention of suicide. Historically, public health has been either associated with Hollywood-style images of government ...

Genetics

Study explores genetic risk for suicide attempt

Using data from the UK Biobank and Vanderbilt's BioVU, a new study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry finds that approximately 4 percent of suicide attempt risk is captured by genotype data.

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