More than 45,000 Americans died by suicide in 2020, a 30% increase over 2000, making it the 12th leading cause of death in the U.S. Studies have shown that the social and environmental factors where people live, like exposure ...
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Since the start of 2023, a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced into state legislatures. According to University of Maryland Associate Professor Ethan Mereish, such current events add to the list of daily ...
Apr 18, 2023
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A potential link between intestinal bacteria and the disproportionately higher rates of certain chronic disease and mental health risks among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) has been discovered by an ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Controversy surrounds the effects of policies to reduce opioid prescriptions on suicide rates. There are concerns that rapid reductions in prescription opioids might provoke increased suicide risk among people who become ...
Apr 11, 2023
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For centuries, people have suspected a full moon in the sky to cause mysterious changes in people. Now, psychiatrists at Indiana University School of Medicine have found deaths by suicide increase during the full moon.
Apr 7, 2023
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Suicide is the second leading cause of death for individuals aged 5–24 years in the United States, and a significant public health concern. Data suggest depression, anxiety and social isolation increased during the COVID-19 ...
Feb 15, 2023
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A team of researchers and clinicians at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Harvard Medical School-affiliated McLean Hospital in Belmont is using artificial intelligence technology to better predict suicide risk in ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Suicide death rates have increased significantly among adolescents in the U.S. in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But while children are typically screened for scoliosis, body mass ...
Jan 31, 2023
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A study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson identified a link between sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviors that may help reduce suicide ...
Jan 26, 2023
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While U.S. veterans are already eligible for emergency suicidal crisis care, starting Tuesday they can get it for free.
Jan 16, 2023
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