Tag: Suicide

Depression, functional impairment, alcohol use problems, and lower family support ups risk

Authors say interventions to alleviate downstream consequences of the pandemic are needed

Students who felt close to someone at school had lower prevalence of poor mental health, had considered or attempted suicide

Most significant increase was seen for children aged 10 to 12 years, but all groups older than 9 years had increases

Suicide rates declined for females in all age groups older than 25 years, decreased for males aged 45 to 64, 65 to 74 years

Findings based on corroboration between simultaneous teen, parent screening

Suicide scale based on test with about 11 items answered in two minutes predictive of suicide-related outcomes at six and 12 months

63.0 percent of patients reached full remission at day three; remission remained high at 69.5 percent at week six

Risks for premature mortality, suicide among individuals with common noncommunicable diseases may be increased by psychiatric comorbidity

But authors say use of mental health services is not increasing among those who attempt suicide