Introduction and implementation of Taiwan Suicide Prevention Act - Chen CY, Chan CT, Wu CY, Liao CC, Lee MB.
Suicide is a global health and social issue. In Taiwan, suicide prevention has become a national health priority of the government for nearly two decades. The central government established the national Taiwan Suicide Prevention Center (TSPC) and implement... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
A 15-year-old male with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and recent suicide attempt - Chang SY, Pan CH, Lee MB.
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a global concern, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients without proper treatment often suffer from suicide events, in addition to various adversities and comorbidities. Untreated ADHD patients who attempt suici... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Cause of Missouri Doc's Death; NBA Star's Bell's Palsy; Huge Data Breach at Kaiser
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John Forsyth, MD, the Missouri emergency physician whose death last May drew national attention and online speculation, died by suicide, according to Arkansas authorities... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Major Depressive Disorder: Overcoming Care Challenges Major Depressive Disorder: Overcoming Care Challenges
A doctor and a nurse practitioner discuss treating depression, managing patient expectations around antidepressants, speaking openly about suicidal ideation, and improving shared decision-making.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None Care Cues Source Type: news
New bereavement group launches in response to high rate of nurse suicide
This article contains mentions of suicide, for immediate help please call the Samaritans on 116 123. A charity that provides mental health advice to UK healthcare workers is launching an online bereavement group for anyone who has lost a nurse colleague or family member to suicide. Doctors in Distress, which runs a range of online... Read moreThe post New bereavement group launches in response to high rate of nurse suicide appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 26, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Madeleine Anderson Tags: Addiction and mental health Clinical Latest news Source Type: news
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Oil Refineries Again Despite White House Pleas
Just days after the Biden administration signed a new military aid package worth billions of dollars to Ukraine, Kyiv launched a series of suicide drone attacks on Russian oil refineries. Biden's top officials…#ukraine #russian #smolensk #vasilyanokhin #kamikaze #igorartamonov #kyivcriminal #moscowtimes #afp #sbu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Suicide ideation and psychotropic recreational drug use by adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Oliveira Gracini CL, Nascimento GG, Vidigal MTC, Oliveira MN, Herval M, Blumenberg C, Vieira WA, Lima RR, Paranhos LR.
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is characterized by complex and dynamic changes, often involving experimentation, including the use of psychotropic substances. Although it is well-established that recreational psychotropic drugs are associated with suicide ideatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Impacts of suicide bereavement on men: a systematic review - Logan N, Krysinska K, Andriessen K.
INTRODUCTION: This systematic review examines the impacts of suicide bereavement on men's psychosocial outcomes relating to suicidality, mental health, substance use, grief, and social functioning. Given the high global incidence of suicide and the substan... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The associations of psychosocial work exposures with suicidal ideation in the national French SUMER study - Niedhammer I, Pineau E, Rosankis E.
The objectives were to explore the associations of psychosocial work exposures with suicidal ideation in a nationally representative sample of the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Adolescents who do not endorse risk via the patient health questionnaire before self-harm or suicide - Flores JP, Kahn G, Penfold RB, Stuart EA, Ahmedani BK, Beck A, Boggs JM, Coleman KJ, Daida YG, Lynch FL, Richards JE, Rossom RC, Simon GE, Wilcox HC.
IMPORTANCE: Given that the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) item 9 is commonly used to screen for risk of self-harm and suicide, it is important that clinicians recognize circumstances when at-risk adolescents may go undetected. OBJECTIVE: To und... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Risk factors of suicide re-attempt: a two-year prospective study - Nobile B, Jaussent I, Kahn JP, Leboyer M, Risch N, Oli é E, Courtet P.
BACKGROUND: History of suicide attempt (SA) is the strongest predictor of a new SA and suicide. It is primordial to identify additional risk factors of suicide re-attempt. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors of suicide re-attempt in patients... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Suicide by a construction nail fired from a pistol - Kislov MA, Chauhan M, Prikhodko AN, Bespamyatnov RV, Natarova KV.
Penetrating head injury to accomplish suicide by a non-ammunition-related projectile discharged from a nail-gun is a very rare entity. The authors describe even much rarer, and the first reported case of a suicide penetrating head injury by a construction ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Suicide attempts in the absence of depression: differences between broad cultural groups - Liu Q, Teng CC, Sun I, Mu ñoz RF, Garza M, Liu NH, Barakat S, Leykin Y.
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide (WHO, 2019). Depression is a common precursor to suicide and suicidality; however, individuals' experience of depression and the meaning of suicide differs depending on one's cultural background (Colu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Impact of COVID-19 on acute care hospitalizations for suicidality - Dellazoppa A, Porada K, Zaspel JA, Bourgeois S, Vepraskas SH.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic contributed to the public health crisis for pediatric mental health. We characterized our local patient population presenting with suicidality or suicide attempts before and after ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Thematic analysis of Prevention of Future Death reports for suicide: January 2021 to October 2022 - Wallace E, Revie L, Schneider D, Mais D, Sharland E.
BACKGROUND: Suicide prevention remains a high priority topic across government and the National Health Service (NHS). Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports are produced by coroners to highlight concerns that should be addressed by organisations to preve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
