Search results for suicidal thinking
Family ties provide protection against young adult sucidal behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Adolescents and young adults typically consider peer relationships to be all important. However, it appears that strong family support, not peer support, is protective in reducing future suicidal behavior among young adults ...
Wide range of mental disorders increase the chance of suicidal thoughts and behaviors
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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Although depression is the mental disorder that most people associate with suicidal behavior, a new study reveals that a wide range of mental disorders increase the odds of thinking about suicide and making suicide attempts. ...
Popular antidepressant associated with a dramatic increase in suicidal thoughts amongst men
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Nortriptyline has been found to cause a ten-fold increase in suicidal thoughts in men when compared to its competitor escitalopram. These findings are published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected
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Aug 17, 2008 |
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More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 15 ...
US-born Asian-American women more likely to think about, attempt suicide
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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Although Asian-Americans as a group have lower rates of thinking about and attempting suicide than the national average, U.S.-born Asian-American women seem to be particularly at risk for suicidal behavior, according to new ...
Later parental-mandated bedtimes for teens linked to depression and suicidal thoughts
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Earlier parental-mandated bedtimes could help protect teens from depression and suicidal thoughts by lengthening sleep duration, according to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting ...
Suicide risk factors consistent across nations
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Feb 01, 2008 |
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Risk factors for suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts are consistent across countries, and include having a mental disorder and being female, younger, less educated, and unmarried. So says new research from a Harvard University ...
Insomnia in parents can result in sleep problems, suicidal behavior among their offspring
Jun 12, 2008 |
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A history of chronic insomnia in parents is not only associated with elevated risk for insomnia but also with elevated risks for use of hypnotics, psychopathology and suicidal behavior in adolescent offspring, according to ...
Ketamine reduces suicidality in depressed patients
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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Drug treatment options for depression can take weeks for the beneficial effects to emerge, which is clearly inadequate for those at immediate risk of suicide. However, intravenous (IV) ketamine, a drug previously used as ...
Genes linked to suicidal thinking during antidepressant treatment
Sep 27, 2007 |
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Specific variations in two genes are linked to suicidal thinking that sometimes occurs in people taking the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, according to a large study led by scientists at the National Institutes ...
Childhood cancer survivors experience suicidal thoughts decades after diagnosis
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Adult survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk for suicidal thoughts, even decades after their cancer treatments ended, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.
Bullying-suicide link explored in new study
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Jo ...
Victimization for sexual orientation increases suicidal behavior in college students
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 24, 2007 |
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The film and television series “M*A*S*H*” featured the song “Suicide is Painless,” but new research refutes that idea and indicates that being victimized because of sexual orientation is a chief risk factor for suicidal behavior ...
Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2009 |
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A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out by Dr Robert Stewart from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College ...
Nightmares predict elevated suicidal symptoms
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Self-reported nightmares among patients seeking emergency psychiatric evaluation uniquely predicted elevated suicidal symptoms. Results indicate that severe nightmares were independently associated with elevated suicidal ...
