Salivary cortisol awakening levels are reduced in human subjects with intermittent explosive disorder compared with controls - Meruelo AD, Timmins MA, Irwin MR, Coccaro EF.
BACKGROUND: The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in human aggressive behavior is poorly characterized, though some studies report that, unlike depression, circulating or salivary levels of cortisol are low compared with controls. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Response to Besse et al. 2023. The Holistic Prevention & Intervention Model: a public health approach to college mental health and suicide prevention - Keyes L, Brunner J, Wallace D, Polychronis P.
The authors of The Comprehensive Counseling Center (CCC) Model (2017) respond to The Holistic Prevention& Intervention Model: A public health approach to college mental health and suicide prevention, by Besse et al. (2023). We believe the article is base... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Research on the influence of physical exercise on insomnia and suicide of college students - Xu H, Jiang H.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of physical exercise on insomnia and suicide among college students. METHODS: A total of 8095 college students in Changsha were selected by cluster sampling and investigated with self-made general condition s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Psychopathological differences between self-injurious behaviors and suicide attempts in adolescents - Dogru H.
OBJECTIVE: Suicidal attempts and self-injurious behavior are major public health concerns, and they are strong predictors of death in youths worldwide. Given the risk of death, there is an urgent need to understand the differences and identify effective in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Predictive modelling of deliberate self-harm and suicide attempts in young people accessing primary care: a machine learning analysis of a longitudinal study - McHugh CM, Ho N, Iorfino F, Crouse JJ, Nichles A, Zmicerevska N, Scott E, Glozier N, Hickie IB.
PURPOSE: Machine learning (ML) has shown promise in modelling future self-harm but is yet to be applied to key questions facing clinical services. In a cohort of young people accessing primary mental health care, this study aimed to establish (1) the perfo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Predicting prolonged non-suicidal self-injury behaviour and suicidal ideations in adolescence - the role of personal and environmental factors - Rajhvajn Bulat L, Susac N, Ajdukovi ć M.
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among adolescents and repetitional suicidal ideations (SI) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) often precede it. In order to improve recognition of youth who are at high risk of suicide, current study aims to i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Efficacy of a therapist-assisted self-help internet-based intervention targeting PTSD, depression, and insomnia symptoms after a disaster: a randomized controlled trial - Belleville G, Ouellet MC, B ékés V, Lebel J, Morin CM, Bouchard S, Guay S, Bergeron N, Ghosh S, Campbell T, MacMaster FP.
This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of an online CBT intervention with limited therapist contact targeting a range of posttraumatic symptoms among evacuees from the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires. One hundred and thirty-six residents of Fort McMurray... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
'Just snap out of it' - the experience of loneliness in women with perinatal depression: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies - Adlington K, Vasquez C, Pearce E, Wilson CA, Nowland R, Taylor BL, Spring S, Johnson S.
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and the arrival of a new baby is a time of great transition and upheaval. Women often experience social isolation and loneliness at this time and may develop depression, particularly in the postnatal period. Qualitative studies have r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Educator's views on suicide prevention in high schools and what they need - Bevilacqua ML.
BACKGROUND: Suicide is the leading cause of death among youth. Although school-aged youth are surrounded by educators and professionals, little is known about what educators want to know regarding suicide. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: The purpose of this ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Differentiating between youth with a history of suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts - Rivers AS, Winston-Lindeboom P, Atte T, Rosen P, Wintersteen M, Watkins NK, Tien A, Diamond G.
Limited research has examined factors distinguishing between patterns of adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The current study examined demographic, school, family, and mental health differences across patterns identified by Romanelli and colleague... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Food insecurity and its impact on substance use and suicidal behaviours among school-going adolescents in Africa: evidence from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey - Tetteh J, Ekem-Ferguson G, Quarshie ENB, Dwomoh D, Swaray SM, Otchi E, Adomako I, Quansah H, Yawson AE.
The study sought to assess the prevalence and factors associated with Food Insecurity (FI) and further quantify its impact on substance use and suicidal behaviours (ideation, planning, and repeated attempted suicide) among school-going adolescents in Afric... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Impact of treatment initiation and engagement on deliberate self-harm among individuals with first-episode psychosis - Wastler HM, Llamocca E, Moe AM, Steelsmith DL, Brock G, Bridge JA, Campo JV, Fontanella CA.
OBJECTIVE: Individuals with psychosis are at increased risk for suicide, with the greatest risk being present during the first few months after diagnosis. The authors aimed to examine whether treatment initiation within 14 days of diagnosis and treatment e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Masculine depression and its problem behaviors: use alcohol and drugs, work hard, and avoid psychiatry! - von Zimmermann C, H übner M, Mühle C, Müller CP, Weinland C, Kornhuber J, Lenz B.
The gender role influences vulnerability to mental illness. Substance use, even critical in scale, is perceived as masculine, just like hard (over-)work, while not seeking help. With the ongoing separation between gender and sex, masculine norms become mor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) anchored to one's own suicide attempt - Stanley IH, Tock JL, Boffa JW, Hom MA, Joiner TE.
OBJECTIVE: Emerging evidence indicates that a nontrivial proportion of suicide attempt (SA) survivors develop clinically significant posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms related to their suicide attempt (SA-PTSD). However, SA-PTSD is rarely assess... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Potential sensitive period effects of maltreatment on amygdala, hippocampal and cortical response to threat - Zhu J, Anderson CM, Ohashi K, Khan A, Teicher MH.
Childhood maltreatment is a leading risk factor for psychopathology, though it is unclear why some develop risk averse disorders, such as anxiety and depression, and others risk-taking disorders including substance abuse. A critical question is whether the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
