Suicides of elite Japanese writers: the case of Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Kantha SS.
Background. To mark the 130th birth anniversary of Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927), I revisit his suicide (as recorded by his hand) in comparison to that of his junior contemporaries, who also chose a similar mode of death. Data sources. Tw... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Clinicopathological determinants of suicidal thoughts and behavior in patients with post-stroke depression in South-West Nigeria - Shofu-Akanji T, Ola B, Adeoye A, Olibamoyo O, Adesina I, Adegbaju D.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinico-pathological determinants of suicidal thoughts and behavior in patients with post-stroke depression (PSD) in a teaching hospital in south-west Nigeria. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Lagos Stat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
The impact of prolonged duration of untreated illness on clinical correlates in chronic schizophrenia: exploring the relationship with suicide risk - Zhang K, Wang C, Gou L, Li Y, Li C, Luo G, Zhang X.
OBJECTIVE: Studies on duration of untreated psychosis are common in patients with schizophrenia, but few studies have investigated the relationship between duration of untreated illness (DUI) and suicide, especially in patients with chronic schizophrenia. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Suicide assessment and prevention in bipolar disorder: how current evidence can inform clinical practice - Izadi N, Mitchell RHB, Giacobbe P, Nestor S, Steinberg R, Amini J, Sinyor M, Schaffer A.
This article highlights the importance of a more nuanced understanding of the factors associated with... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Suicide after total laryngectomy for cancer in France - Garcia D, Laccourreye O.
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Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Prevention of suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder - Tondo L, Vazquez GH, Baldessarini RJ.
BACKGROUND: Excess mortality is a critical hallmark of bipolar disorder (BD) due to co-occurring general medical disorders and especially from suicide. It is timely to review of the status of suicide in BD and to consider the possibility of limiting suicid... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.
New research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by 22 percent, between 2014 and 2020, compared with less than 5 percent for white youths. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Youth Children and Childhood Race and Ethnicity Deaths (Fatalities) Research Black People Whites Native Americans Teenagers and Adolescence Traffic Accidents and Safety Suicides and Suicide Att Source Type: news
Role-Play With Your Friends as Influencers Dying to Go Viral
The list of things that influencers have done for attention is terrifying. Creators have eaten 10,000 calories in one sitting, glued their lips together and smashed gallons of milk on the floor in public. When Logan Paul recorded himself finding a dead body in a Japanese forest known for suicides,…#loganpaul #contentwarning #petterhenriksson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Focus on mental health in the workplace keeps us safe
Most people don ’t know that construction workers commit suicide at a rate that is two times the national average. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 3, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news
An outbreak of home distillation methanol poisoning in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single center experience - G üler S, Üçöz Kocaşaban D.
In this study, it was aimed to evaluate clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and outcomes of home-distillation methanol poisoning ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The Veterans Crisis Line: relations among immediate call outcomes and treatment contact and utilization following the call - Britton PC, Karras E, Stecker T, Klein J, Crasta D, Brenner LA, Pigeon WR.
OBJECTIVE: Crisis line callers experience reductions in distress and suicidal ideation and utilize more health care following calls. The purpose of this study was to determine whether changes in distress and suicidal ideation during a call are associated w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Subcutaneous ketamine reduces suicide risk and improves functioning in depression: a proof-of-concept study - Anzolin AP, Baldez DP, Montezano BB, Kapczinski F, de Abreu PB, Kauer-Sant'Anna M.
This investigation explores the efficacy of subcutaneous ketamine for mitigating depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, addressing a crucial need for rapid-onset treatments in severe depression cases. It introduces an innovative approach to administeri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Road vehicle collision suicide in Australia: trends, collision types, and individual characteristics - Law PCF, Too LS, Spittal MJ, Pirkis J, Clapperton AJ.
BACKGROUND: Suicide by road vehicle collision in Australia is under-explored with mixed findings. We aimed to address this research gap by examining time trends, different types of vehicle collision, and individual characteristics related to vehicle-collis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news
Prevalence and clinical correlates of suicide attempts in patients with first-episode drug-na ïve major depressive disorder and comorbid autoimmune thyroiditis - Luo Y, Zhou Y, Peng P, Yuan N, Zhang X.
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune thyroiditis is closely associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and suicide attempts. However, few studies have examined this relationship. AIMS: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of suicide attempts in p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Survey of LGBTQ+ youth shows higher risk of suicide, need for support
A new report shows LGBTQ+ young people continue to report high rates of mental health challenges, bullying and increased suicide risk, as the data also shows supportive environments can make a difference. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
