More mental health visits tied to lower rates of youth suicide
The odds of suicide decrease among youths who have more mental health visits, according to a study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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The odds of suicide decrease among youths who have more mental health visits, according to a study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics.
May 4, 2020
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A multistate study of Medicaid enrollees led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that suicide risk was highest among youth with epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, substance use and bipolar ...
Mar 23, 2020
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The researchers say their findings, published Feb. 3 in Injury Epidemiology, suggest that adopting safety measures for rifles or shotguns may prevent suicides, particularly among young people and rural-area residents.
Feb 10, 2020
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Tens of thousands of people fatally overdose each year on opioids and other drugs. Sometimes medical examiners label them accidents, and sometimes they don't know what to call them.
Jan 10, 2020
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When an adolescent is acutely suicidal and cannot safely remain in the community, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is the traditional intervention. But a lack of appropriate facilities across the United States, combined ...
Dec 9, 2019
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People with low scores on intelligence tests in adolescence run a higher risk of suicide and suicide attempt later in life. That is according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that followed almost 50,000 Swedish ...
Oct 9, 2019
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Every October, after school starts—and each May, as it ends—there is a spike in the number of teenagers who go to the Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (YNHCH) emergency department because they are thinking about attempting ...
Sep 11, 2019
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In clinical guidelines published online Aug. 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommendations are presented related to screening, treatment, and management strategies for reducing suicide among veterans.
Aug 27, 2019
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If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, a new review points to effective treatments that can reduce suicide risk.
Aug 27, 2019
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The suicide rate among young people in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the past 15 years. Over the same time period, opioid use and abuse in adults also has increased considerably.
May 22, 2019
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