Tag: Suicide

Suicide rates did drop among the very young by 8.4 percent, and by 6.1 percent among American Indian/Alaska Native people

Overt victimization, suicidality increases risk for frequent headaches

Peaks seen in April and October, nadir in July; seasonal patterns were disrupted coincident with school closures in spring 2020

Integrated behavioral health services may help address patient needs with opioid use disorder, the authors say

Overall, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline operators have answered more than 2.3 million calls and nearly 600,000 texts in the past year

Three case reports from Iceland spurred the review; two of the cases involved Ozempic

Sensitivity was 82 percent and specificity 54 percent for risk of suicide within 12 months using 1-percent cutoff

Increased rates seen for suicide attempts, suicide mortality, suicide-unrelated mortality, all-cause mortality versus nontransgender individuals

Risk highest for bisexual individuals, with risk three times higher than heterosexual individuals

Lesbian/gay people more likely to report past-year suicidal thoughts; lifetime nonsuicidal self-harm increased for lesbian, gay, bisexual groups