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Study Shows Suicide Rates Significantly Higher Among Veterinarians
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Veterinarians in Australia have one of the highest expected suicide rates among other professions. A study in the Australian Veterinary Journal published by Wiley-Blackwell finds that vets are four times more likely to commit ...
Suicide spikes for U.S. middle-aged
Feb 19, 2008 |
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A five-year study on suicide in the United States found a 20 percent increase in the suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds, out-pacing any other age group.
Antidepressants account for only 10% of fall in suicide rates among older people
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 15, 2008 |
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The use of antidepressants is likely to account for only 10 per cent of the fall in suicide rates among middle aged and older people, suggests a large study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Globally, more ...
UK teen suicide rates on the decline
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Suicide rates in those aged 10-19 in the UK declined by 28% in the seven year period from 1997-2003, shows a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The study, carried out by researchers at the ...
Sedatives may increase suicide risk in older patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Geriatrics have shown that, even after adjusting for the presence of psychi ...
Suicide rates among young Scottish men fall by over 40 percent
Feb 29, 2008 |
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In the 1980s and 90s, Scotland was known for its alarmingly high suicide rate. But since 2000, suicide rates have fallen sharply. A study published in the online open access journal BMC Public Health found this reduction is ass ...
Guns in homes strongly associated with higher rates of suicide
Apr 10, 2007 |
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In the first nationally representative study to examine the relationship between survey measures of household firearm ownership and state level rates of suicide in the U.S., researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health ...
Young black men are at higher risk of suicide than their white counterparts
Apr 01, 2008 |
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A study examining suicide rates and pre-suicide clinical symptoms in people from different ethnic groups, has found that rates of suicide vary between ethnic groups with young black men aged 13 to 24 at highest risk.
Spike in suicide calls due to economy
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Economic woes are weighing heavily on some Americans - so much so that the federal government is boosting financial support for suicide prevention centers around the nation.
Restricting pesticides could greatly reduce suicide rates worldwide
Sep 18, 2007 |
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National and international policies restricting the pesticides that are most toxic to humans may have a major impact on world suicides, according to new research from the University of Bristol published this week in the International Jo ...
Elderly suicide risk after previous attempts varies by sex
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2009 |
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In older age groups, repeated suicide attempts constitute an increased risk for completed suicide in depressed women, while severe attempts constitute an increased risk for depressed men. Researchers writing in the open access ...
Mental health problems in childhood may predict later suicide attempts in males
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Most males who commit suicide or need hospital care for suicide attempts during their teen or early adult years appear to have high levels of psychiatric problems at age 8, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of ...
Study: 8 million Americans consider suicide
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- More than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year, according to a new government study.
Married prisoners at increased risk of suicide
Nov 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Being white, male, married and in a job makes you more likely to die by suicide on being sent to prison, an Oxford University study has found.
US-born Asian-American women more likely to think about, attempt suicide
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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 ...
