Category: Suicide Issues

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dr. Taranjeet Jolly helps families through their worst nightmares, and lately, the nightmares have been worse than ever.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – January 25, 2021 – What care do veterans need when recovering after suicide attempts? The answer may be different for women compared to men veterans, reports a qualitative study in Medical Care

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Philadelphia, January 11, 2021 – Children and adolescents with a family history of suicide attempts have lower executive functioning, shorter attention spans, and poorer language reasoning….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In a new study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health researchers report that the rate of firearm use by female nurses who die by suicide increased between 2014 to 2017.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – AUSTIN, Texas — Declines in blue-collar jobs may have left some working-class men frustrated by unmet job expectations and more likely to suffer an early death by suicide or drug poisoning….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – People who purchase a firearm during the pandemic are more likely to be suicidal than other firearm owners, according to a Rutgers study.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Talking to people at gun shows about suicide prevention and the risks of unsecured firearms can lead to safe weapons storage, according to a new study.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, you may experience anxiety, fear, frustration, sadness and loneliness — to the point that those feelings become constant and overwhelming.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Social isolation. Financial worries. They’re two unfortunate realities causing great anxiety for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also may raise the risk of death by suicide.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Palo Alto CA. – A new suicide prevention training program developed by a team from Palo Alto University and the County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department aims to better prevent suicide….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The COVID-19 pandemic and the social unrest since the killing of George Floyd has spurred a rise in firearm purchases — and a concern among mental health professionals that it may lead to a rise in the suicide rate.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As a way to promote suicide prevention, Wichita State University is expanding the #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope campaign throughout the country….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, you may experience anxiety, fear, frustration, sadness and loneliness — to the point that those feelings become constant and overwhelming.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In this age of racial reckoning, new research findings indicate that racial discrimination is so painful that it is linked to the ability to die by suicide, a presumed prerequisite for being able to take one’s own life.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics like acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) have long been a staple in households for managing pain, fevers, and other common ailments.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Military personnel who are at a greater risk of suicide are more likely to unsafely store firearms in unlocked cabinets where they can access them easily, according to a Rutgers researcher.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Suicide is the second leading cause of death for persons ages 10-24. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), youth suicide rates have nearly tripled from 2007 to 2017.

(HealthNews Digest.com) – The vast majority of young people who self-harm or experience suicidal thoughts appear to have only mild or moderate mental distress, instead of more obvious symptoms associated with a diagnosable disorder, according to a new study.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The researchers say their findings, published Feb. 3 in Injury Epidemiology, suggest that adopting safety measures for rifles or shotguns may prevent suicides, particularly among young people and rural-area residents.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In the first national study of its size researches have found that male and female nurses are at higher risk of suicide than the general population.