Economic costs of perinatal depression and anxiety in a lower middle income country: Pakistan - Bauer A, Knapp M, Alvi M, Chaudhry N, Gregoire A, Malik A, Sikander S, Tayyeba K, Waqas A, Husain N.
BACKGROUND: Women's mental health during the perinatal period is a major public health problem in Pakistan. Many challenges and competing priorities prevent progress to address the large treatment gap. Aim To quantify the long-term impacts of untreated per... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Death due to electrocution- a rare method of suicide - Bhosale AA, Taware AA, Jadhav VT, Tatiya HS, Bandgar AL, Vaidya HV.
Suicide is de fined as "the act of killing yourself deliberately". Most common methods of committing suicide in India are hanging, followed by poisoning, drowning and self-immolation. While least common methods include consuming sleeping pills, electrocution... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Gender differences in relation to stigmatization and depressive symptoms after burns - Boersma-van Dam E, Spronk I, Hofland HWC, Van Loey NEE.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the moderating role of gender in the relationship between burn severity, perceived stigmatization and depressive symptoms at multiple time points postburn. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This multi-cente... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
A model for providing psychological support to healthcare leaders and teams in times of crisis - Walker SJ, Ey S, Hedlund S.
OBJECTIVE: Pre-pandemic, the healthcare workforce was already at risk for higher burnout than the general population and, in some roles (e.g., physicians, nurses), at higher risk for clinical distress and suicide. Studies of healthcare workforce well-being... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Annie, Annie! Are you okay? death Masks, war and simulation - Gordetsky JB, Rais-Bahrami S, Rabinowitz R.
In the late 19th century, a beautiful woman was said to have drowned in the River Seine and had a plaster death mask created to capture her beauty. Called L'Inconnue de la Seine (The Unknown Woman of the Seine) and "La Joconde du suicide" (The Mona Lisa of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Teenage blues: predictors of depression among adolescents in Nigeria - DadeMatthews A, Nzeakah C, Onofa L, DadeMatthews O, Ogundare T.
BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders, with a prevalence of 15-21%, are among the most common disorders in children and adolescents, and increases the risk of suicide, the second leading cause of death in children aged 10 to 19. AIM: To determine the pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Implementing and evaluating a veterans crisis line quality improvement initiative: the safety planning pilot program - Lauver MG, Podlogar MC, Herbin JJ, Selig M, Muzzey FK, Patelli K, McCarthy JF, Hughes GJ, Stacy M.
The Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) is part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' suicide prevention mission. In 2021, VCL assessed the impact of a pilot implementation project of conducting six-part safety plans (SPs) instead of VCL's usual risk mitigati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Predictors of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents with depressive disorder: the role of alexithymia, childhood trauma, and body investment - Cao P, Peng R, Yuan Q, Zhou R, Ye M, Zhou X.
This study analyzes the relationship of alexithymia, childhood trauma, and body investment to non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors in adolescents with depressive disorder and whether they have predictive and diagnostic value for non-suicidal ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Psychological pain and sociodemographic factors classified suicide attempt and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents - Bao J, Wan J, Li H, Sun F.
This study aimed to utilize machine learning to explore the psychological similarities and differences between suicide attempt (SA) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), with a particular focus on the role of psychological pain. A total of 2385 middle schoo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Outcomes for young adults with suicide admitted to adult versus pediatric hospitals - Jacobson E, Salada K, Sturza J, Hazle M, Malakh M, Stewart D, Shaw R.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate differences in care and outcomes for young adults admitted with suicide ideation (SI) or attempt (SA) to medical units of an adult (AH) versus pediatric hospital (PH). METHODS: Demographic and clinical characteristics were c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children's behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort - Schmitz K, Jimenez ME, Corman H, Noonan K, Reichman NE.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations between postpartum depression in fathers and children's behaviors at age 5 in a national high-risk U.S. sample. STUDY DESIGN: A secondary data analysis of 1,796 children in a national birth cohort study that oversampl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Suicide prevention in old age : Importance of depressive disorders and implications for the discussion on assisted suicide - Etzersdorfer E.
This article gives an overview of possibilities for suicide prevention in old age, with an emphasis on depression. A broad range of approaches are available, which are described differentiated into universal, selective and indicated strategies. In Germany ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Parent-child attachment mediates the association between parental conflict perceptions and suicide intention: a cross-sectional survey among middle school students in China - Wang J, Chen K, Huang X, Jin Z, He J, Han B, Feng L, Meng N, Yang C, Yao P, Li Z.
This study aimed to investigate these factors and their interrelationships to better understand the causes of adolescent suicide and provi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mild differences in the role of somatic symptoms in depression networks in pregnancy and postpartum: a comparison with women outside peripartum - P átková Daňsová P, Chvojka E, Cígler H, Lacinová L.
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental ailments in pregnancy. Many authors have discussed the appropriateness of somatic symptoms for depression assessment in pregnancy and postpartum. However, no study has examined the role of somatic symptoms in ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence and antenatal depression among underserved pregnant women - Zhao X, Liu J, Brown MJ, Alston K.
INTRODUCTION: Few studies have examined the associations of intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure during pregnancy and types of IPV with antenatal depression among underserved pregnant women. METHODS: Data came from participants from a Healthy S... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
