Medications

People with opioid use disorder have high suicide rate

(HealthDay)—Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) seem to have a high rate of suicide, according to a perspective piece published in the April 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Suicides spiked after death of Robin Williams, study finds

In the months after Robin Williams committed suicide in 2014, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health documented a marked 10 percent increase in of suicides. While excess suicides were observed ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Suicides by drugs in U.S. are undercounted, new study suggests

The rate of suicides by drug intoxication in the United States may be vastly underreported and misclassified, according to a new study co-written by Mark Kaplan, professor of social welfare at the UCLA Luskin School of Public ...

Health

Broader firearm restrictions needed to prevent suicide deaths

Limiting firearm access only for persons with a mental health condition or those who previously attempted suicide likely is not enough to reduce suicide deaths. The brief research report is published in Annals of Internal ...

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