Financial Strain Tied to Higher Risk for Suicide Attempts
Financial strain is associated with an increased risk for suicide attempts and should be considered when assessing mental health.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Risk Factors for Suicide Identified in HCPs
Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for suicide have been identified among health care professionals.
Community Suicide Prevention Program for Black Teens
Researchers sought to determine whether the Columbia Protocol is an effective tool to reduce suicide among black adolescents.
Smoking Not Causally Related to Suicidal Ideation or Attempts
Smoking has shown a positive dose-response relationship with suicide-related behaviors after controlling for potential confounding factors such as psychiatric symptoms and alcohol consumption.
Gender Minority Status Associated With Suicidality Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Significant predictors of suicidality in all patient groups included age, Medicaid eligibility, depression or other behavioral health conditions, avoidable hospitalizations, and any “violence victimization”.
How Will COVID-19 Affect the Ongoing Suicide Crisis in the United States?
Public health interventions and activity restrictions may act as barriers to mental health treatment, especially as emergency departments.
Antidepressant Trials Often Exclude Patients Displaying Suicidality, Study Finds
Of all the antidepressant efficacy trials conducted between 1991 and 2013, just 1 explicitly included patients who presented with suicidality.
Opioid-Related Unintentional Deaths and Suicides Have Increased Since 2000
Between 2000 and 2017, unintentional deaths and suicides related to opioid use have increased substantially, whereas overall deaths from have decreased.
Q&A With Former APA President Dr Steven Sharfstein: Suicides and Psychiatric Beds
Since the 1960s, the number of psychiatric beds in the United States has decreased dramatically as a result of the closure of the traditional asylum system and the shift to community-based mental health care.
Study Finds No Direct Link Between Having an Abortion and Increased Suicide Risk
An increased risk of attempting suicide is present both before and after the abortion, suggesting that having an abortion is not the primary contributor to this risk.
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