The role of stressful life events in suicide attempts and completed suicides has been a key area of study in the epidemiology of mental disorders. Although suicidal behavior often occurs in the context of acute and chronic stressor, this does not prove a causal link. We all could probably report serious life stressors throughout out lives and these could be interpreted as a reason for
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September 20, 2010
Stressful Live Events and Suicide
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December 10, 2009
The relationship between antiepileptic drugs and suicide attempts in bipolar disorder
by Joye C. Anestis Ok, prepare yourself for this one...the article was hard for me to get through, making it even harder to translate into non-scientific jargon. Medical journals, as opposed to psychology journals, like to make things difficult. Bipolar...
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December 8, 2009
Antiepileptic Drugs Not Associated With Increased Risk Of Suicide Attempts In Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Despite government warnings about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions while taking antiepileptic drugs, these medications do not appear to be associated with increased risk of suicide attempts in individuals with bipolar disorder, and may have a possible protective effect, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the J...
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December 2, 2009
Suicide Risk and Lethality of Attempts Linked to Low Levels of MHPG
Low levels of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar depression were shown to be associated with increased risk of suicide attempts. Hanga Galfalvy, PhD, assistant professor of clinical neurobiology at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, and her colleagues found that patients with the lowest levels
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October 27, 2009
Why does religiousness predict lower rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts? Examining the roles of religious beliefs and social support
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. A substantial amount of research has indicated that a higher level of religiousness - a term that refers to a general tendency to adhere to a set of religious beliefs or practices shared by a...
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September 29, 2009
Gender Difference In Elderly Suicide Risk After Previous Attempts
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 journal BMC Psychiatry studied suicide attempts in 100 patients who committed suicide and in an age- and sex-matched control group, investigating the effects of age on suic
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September 1, 2009
The good and bad of a suicide prevention effort in China
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. A colleague, Tracy Witte, alerted me to a news story yesterday that was interesting in a variety of ways. Officials in southeast China have made several attempts to reduce the rate of suicide attempts on...
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June 29, 2009
Surprising number of teens think they’ll die young
June 29, 2009 CHICAGO - A surprising number of teenagers - nearly 15 percent - think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests.
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June 16, 2009
Childhood abuse and suicide attempts: Examining the impact of specific forms of abuse on a tragic outcome
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Recently, we have received multiple requests for additional articles on the impact of childhood abuse on its victims. As always, we are happy to oblige reader preference when possible and encourage anyone to contact us...
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May 22, 2009
Researchers Examine The Psychological Impact Of Child Abuse
According to a new Mayo Clinic study, a history of child abuse significantly impacts the wide range of challenges facing depressed inpatients. Included are an increase in suicide attempts, prevalence of substance use disorder, and a higher incidence rate of personality disorder. Additionally, these victims also had an earlier onset of mental illness and an increase in psychiatric hospitalizations
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