Background: There is presently a lack of information on the role of healthcare in suicidal ideation in adults. Aims: To assess the frequencies, patterns, and factors associated with the communication of suicidal ideation toward a health professional. ...
Background: No one knows whether the temporality of nonfatal deliberate self-harm in the United States mirrors the temporality of suicide deaths. Aims: To analyze day- and month-specific variation in population rates for suicide fatalities and, separately,...
Background: Suicide rates are higher in rural areas. It has been hypothesized that inadequate access to care may play a role, but studies examining individual decedent characteristics are lacking. Aims: We sought to characterize the demographic, ...
Abstract.Background: Despite the many studies trying to evaluate the magnitude of suicide in Chile, none of them include the new valid data, recently published by the DEIS of the Chilean Health Ministry. Aim: This paper sought to describe how suicide ...
Abstract.Background: Mozambique was recently estimated to have the highest suicide rate in Africa. Aims: To fill a knowledge gap on suicide attempts and deaths in Mozambique. Method: We reviewed a census of 898 emergency psychiatric consultations from ...
Abstract.Background: Associations between nuclear disasters and suicide have been examined to a limited extent. Aim: To clarify the suicide rates in evacuation areas after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, which ...
Abstract.Background: The rise in Internet use adds a new dimension to suicide prevention. We investigated suicide/self-harm (S/Sh)-related Internet use among patients presenting to hospital with self-harm. Method: ...
Abstract.Background: Recent studies have shown that lithium may be effective at reducing suicide at low doses, such as those found in drinking water. Aims: The purpose of this study was to compare suicide rates ...
Abstract.Background: Police officers, as first responders to difficult situations with ready access to firearms, are frequently considered to be at increased suicide risk. Aims: We aimed to calculate the suicide ...
Abstract.Background and aim: We aimed to assess rates and background factors of suicide among unaccompanied minors/youth (10–21 years of age) seeking asylum in Sweden in 2017, and to compare these rates with rates ...
Abstract.Background: Monitoring of suicide rates in the recovery phase following a devastating disaster has been limited. Aim: We report on a 7-year follow-up of the suicide rates in the area affected by the Great ...
Abstract:Background: This study investigated the frequency, characteristics, and geospatial clustering of hotel suicides in Australia to inform suicide prevention efforts. Aims: (1) To determine the proportion of suicide deaths that ...
Abstract. In the present investigation it is hypothesized that depressive symptoms and antidepressant therapy are associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Moreover, in additional analyses, the interaction effects of age, gender, and ...
Paranoid personality disorder is predominantly characterized by suspiciousness, self-reference, and exquisite sensitivity. Scarce research exists on the sociodemographic characteristics of patients with a paranoid personality disorder. A chart review was ...
An individual's health status immediately following a disaster may predict long-term morbidity and mortality. However, relative to the growing literature on postdisaster mental health, less is known about physical health outcomes, particularly in ...
As part of the global mental health movement’s focus on identifying and reducing international disparities, this study conducted the first nationally representative child mental health epidemiological survey in ...
Google search volume offers a novel, efficient, and affordable way of informing early detection and intervention efforts for public health issues, including but not limited to suicide, skin cancer, and the flu. By elucidating regions where searches for ...