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Suicide deaths have risen by 20,000 over past 30 years around the world
The overall global death toll from suicide has risen by nearly 20,000 over the past 30 years, despite a significant
Meghan Markle Interview Resurfaces Suicidality Screening Debate
An eye-opening moment during Sunday’s Meghan Markle/Prince Harry interview with Oprah Winfrey was Markle’s admission that, before the royal couple
Decline in U.S. suicide rates from 2018 to 2019 not uniform
(HealthDay)—The rate of suicide declined overall from 2018 to 2019 in the United States, with significant declines observed in five
Pandemic raises Japan suicide rate after decade of decline
The number of people taking their own lives in Japan rose for the first time in over a decade last
Youth with family history of suicide attempts have worse neurocognitive functioning
Children and adolescents with a family history of suicide attempts have lower executive functioning, shorter attention spans, and poorer language
Safe gun storage counseling and lock distribution could lower military suicide rate
Military members who receive gun locks and lethal means counseling, which focuses on ways to limit a person’s access to
Buying Gun During Pandemic Might Raise Suicide Risk
TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 — Those who buy guns as the pandemic rages are more likely to be suicidal than
ECT May Reduce Suicide Risk in Patients With Bipolar Depression
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 — Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may help treat features of bipolar depression, including suicidality, according to study
Sick woman campaigns for medically assisted suicide in Peru
Almost completely paralyzed by a terminal illness, 42-year-old Peruvian Ana Estrada says she is a “prisoner in her own body”