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13 Nov
Telehealth Can Help Prevent Suicide in Those at High Risk

Telehealth Can Help Prevent Suicide in Those at High Risk

Therapy provided via telehealth can reduce a person’s risk of suicide, a new study reports.

Cognitive behavior therapy reduces suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts even if delivered for a short time via telehealth, according to results published Nov. 12 in the jo...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
04 Nov
History of Concussion Could Raise a New Mom's Odds for Mental Health Issues

History of Concussion Could Raise a New Mom's Odds for Mental Health Issues

Women who’ve had concussions are more likely to suffer severe mental health problems following childbirth, a new study shows...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionChildbirthHead InjuriesSuicideConcussions
24 Oct
One Day of the Week Has Highest Suicide Risk

One Day of the Week Has Highest Suicide Risk

A “case of the Mondays” is more perilous than just the return-to-work blues, a new study warns.

Suicide risk is highest on ...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Suicide
14 Oct
GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Won't Raise Teens' Suicide Risk, May Even Lower It

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Won't Raise Teens' Suicide Risk, May Even Lower It

As with any new drug, parents and doctors may worry that the use of GLP-1 weight-loss meds by children and teens might raise psychiatric risks, including the risk for suicide and suicidal thoughts.

But a new study involving more than 54,000 U.S. adolescents found no such...

Adolescents / TeensPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.SuicideWeight Loss
08 Oct
Were FDA's 'Black Box' Warnings on Antidepressants a Mistake? Youth Suicides Rose Afterwards

Were FDA's 'Black Box' Warnings on Antidepressants a Mistake? Youth Suicides Rose Afterwards

"Black Box” warnings added to antidepressants might have contributed to an increase in suicide attempts and deaths among young people, ...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionFood &, Drug AdministrationAntidepressantsSuicide
02 Oct
Restrictive State Laws Tied to Higher Suicide Risk for Trans Youth

Restrictive State Laws Tied to Higher Suicide Risk for Trans Youth

In a finding that illustrates the damage that laws targeting transgender people can cause, new research shows that trans and nonbinary youth in states with such laws are more likely to attempt suicide.

How much more likely? The study authors found the laws triggered up t...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
02 Oct
Adding Routine 'Suicide Care' to Primary Care Could Save Lives

Adding Routine 'Suicide Care' to Primary Care Could Save Lives

More and more, primary care doctors routinely ask patients a question that may come as a surprise: Do you ever have suicidal thoughts?

Now, new research shows it's a simple intervention that can save lives.

When suicide care was made a routine part of primary care ...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
26 Sep
U.S. Suicide Death Rate Is Rising Again

U.S. Suicide Death Rate Is Rising Again

U.S. suicide rates are ticking back upward again after a dip during the pandemic, new statistics show.

Suicide deaths per 100,000 people had fallen from 14.2 recorded in the pre-pandemic year of 2018 to 13.5 in 2020.

However, by 2022, the latest year for which sta...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
25 Sep
988 Mental Health Crisis Calls Now Link to Caller Location, Not Area Code

988 Mental Health Crisis Calls Now Link to Caller Location, Not Area Code

In a move that could mean more Americans in crisis get help and get it quickly, federal officials announced Tuesday that major cellphone carriers now have the technology to direct 988 callers to local mental health services based on their location instead of their area code.

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Emergencies / First AidAnxietyDepressionSuicide
23 Sep
Many Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE, Raising Suicide Risk

Many Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE, Raising Suicide Risk

One in three former NFL players believe they have football-related brain damage that’s doing untold harm to their lives, a new study finds.

Unfortunately, their fears might be harming their mental health on top of whatever risks they face from

NeurologyPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionDementiaBrainSuicideExercise: FootballConcussions
11 Sep
It's High Number of Guns, Not Mental Health Crises, That Drives U.S. Gun Deaths: Study

It's High Number of Guns, Not Mental Health Crises, That Drives U.S. Gun Deaths: Study

Widespread and easy access to guns is the reason behind the shockingly high rate of firearm deaths in the United States, and not any rise in mental health problems suffered by perpetrators, a new study shows.

The United States has the same burden of mental health disorde...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.InjuriesSuicide
10 Sep
U.S. Suicide Rates Rise in Less Affluent Areas

U.S. Suicide Rates Rise in Less Affluent Areas

An analysis of where suicides are occurring in the United States shows that, tragically, location matters.

People living in poorer areas with fewer resources are significantly more likely to fall victim to suicide versus those living in more affluent areas, new data from...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.DepressionSuicide
03 Sep
Ozempic, Wegovy Won't Raise User's Suicide Risk, Study Finds

Ozempic, Wegovy Won't Raise User's Suicide Risk, Study Finds

The booming popularity of the weight-loss drug semaglutide has prompted increasing concerns about potential side effects from taking Ozempic or

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.DepressionSuicideWeight Loss
22 Aug
Female Doctors Face Higher Risk for Suicide

Female Doctors Face Higher Risk for Suicide

Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds.

Female doctors hav...

AnxietyDepressionDoctorsSuicide
16 Aug
Text Message Program Helps Teens at Risk for Suicide

Text Message Program Helps Teens at Risk for Suicide

Kids considering suicide after receiving mental health care at a hospital can be helped by automated text messages that help them feel hopeful and supported, a new study finds.

Children receiving the texts as part of a program called Caring Contacts said they felt more p...

Adolescents / TeensDepressionChild PsychologySuicide
01 Aug
Are Celebrity Suicides 'Contagious' Among Regular Folk?

Are Celebrity Suicides 'Contagious' Among Regular Folk?

Celebrity suicides seem to be contagious, prompting everyday folks to consider the same, a new study suggests.

The 2014 suicide death of comedian Robin Williams caused a thousand-fold increase in the risk of suicidal thoughts, reflected in a spike in calls to what was th...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
30 Jul
Suicides Among Kids Ages 8 to 12 Are Rising, Especially Among Girls

Suicides Among Kids Ages 8 to 12 Are Rising, Especially Among Girls

The kids are not alright.

New data shows a troubling 8% annual increase in the number of American children ages 8 to 12 who died by suicide, with the sharpest increase seen among girls.

Suicide has now become the fifth leading cause of death among both male and fem...

ParentingAnxietyDepressionChild PsychologySuicide
30 Jul
Most U.S. Youth Who Die by Suicide Don't Have Diagnosed Mental Health Issue

Most U.S. Youth Who Die by Suicide Don't Have Diagnosed Mental Health Issue

Three out of five young people who die by suicide don’t have any prior mental health diagnosis, a new study finds.

People are missing the telltale signs that children, ...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
17 Jul
Two Years Later, 988 Crisis Line Has Answered 10 Million Requests

Two Years Later, 988 Crisis Line Has Answered 10 Million Requests

Just two years after the launch of the nation's three-digit crisis hotline, more than 10 million calls, texts and chat messages have been fielded by counselors, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday.

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Emergencies / First AidAnxietyDepressionSuicide
19 Jun
Too Often, Overdose Survivors Miss Out on Vital Treatments: Study

Too Often, Overdose Survivors Miss Out on Vital Treatments: Study

Most seniors who survive a drug overdose often miss out on treatments that could help save them from a subsequent OD, a new study shows.

Almost 24,000 Medicaid beneficiaries died from a follow-up overdose out of 137,000 who survived an OD in 2020, researchers say. That's...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Suicide
17 Jun
Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Sites

Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Sites

The U.S. Surgeon General announced Monday that he will push for warning labels on all social media platforms, stating that they may harm teens' mental health.

"The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency -- and social media has emerged as an important con...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
14 Jun
Loaded, Unlocked Guns Common in American Homes, Study Finds

Loaded, Unlocked Guns Common in American Homes, Study Finds

In half of American homes containing a loaded gun, that gun is kept unsecured and ready for potential use, often with children in the home, new research shows.

The finding is especially troubling given the link between gun accessibility and accidental child deaths, as we...

ParentingSafety: ChildInjuriesSuicide
31 May
Almost 1 in 3 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From a Drug Overdose

Almost 1 in 3 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From a Drug Overdose

As the opioid addiction crisis continues to lay waste to American life, a new survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. adults now know someone who's died of a drug overdose.

Conducted in the spring of 2023, the survey of 2,300 Americans found 32% saying they'd dealt with...

Suicide
31 May
Suicidal Impulses May Peak During Restless Nights

Suicidal Impulses May Peak During Restless Nights

The wee hours of the morning could be the most dangerous for someone on the brink of suicide or homicide, a new study shows.

There's a five-fold greater risk for suicide and an eight-fold greater risk for homicide between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. for those

DepressionSuicideInsomnia
31 May
Amsterdam's 'Psychiatric Ambulance' Could Be Advance For Those in Mental Health Crisis

Amsterdam's 'Psychiatric Ambulance' Could Be Advance For Those in Mental Health Crisis

Ambulances meant for people having a mental health crisis could help folks get the care they need with less confrontation and friction, a new...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Emergencies / First AidSuicideBipolar Affective DisorderSchizophrenia
30 May
Suicide Rates Among Cancer Patients Are Falling

Suicide Rates Among Cancer Patients Are Falling

Even as suicide rates have risen among Americans generally, one group appears to be bucking that trend: People diagnosed with cancer.

Experts are crediting improved access to counseling and other "psychosocial care" with easing the emotional toll of cancer and keeping m...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyCancer: Misc.DepressionSuicide
15 May
Recent Release From Jail a Big Risk Factor for Suicide

Recent Release From Jail a Big Risk Factor for Suicide

Inmates released from jail have a ninefold increased risk of suicide within the following year, compared to people who've never been incarcerated, new research shows.

"Suicide prevention efforts should focus on people who have spent at least one night in jail in the past...

DepressionSuicide
15 Apr
'Feeling Like a Burden' Can Be Motivator for Suicide in Preteens

'Feeling Like a Burden' Can Be Motivator for Suicide in Preteens

Quiet preteens who feel they're a burden on others are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and behaviors, a new study reports.

Criticism from parents or caregivers also increased the likelihood of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, researchers found.

Preteen girls ...

ParentingAnxietyDepressionSuicide
10 Apr
Black and Native Americans Hit Hardest by 'Deaths of Despair'

Black and Native Americans Hit Hardest by 'Deaths of Despair'

More middle-aged Black and Native Americans are now falling prey to "deaths of despair"than whites, a new study finds.

These deaths -- from suicide, drug overdose and alcoholic liver disease -- initially had been more common among whites.

But a new analysis has det...

Drug AbusePsychology / Mental Health: Misc.RaceAnxietyDepressionSuicide
05 Apr
Suicide Rates Have Doubled in 20 Years Among U.S. College Athletes

Suicide Rates Have Doubled in 20 Years Among U.S. College Athletes

Suicides among U.S. college athletes have doubled over the past two years, according to data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Suicide is now the second most common cause of death for college athletes after accidents, results show.

"Athletes...

ParentingAnxietyDepressionSuicideSports Medicine
29 Mar
Steady Rise in U.S. Suicides Among Adolescents, Teens

Steady Rise in U.S. Suicides Among Adolescents, Teens

U.S. rates of suicide by all methods rose steadily for adolescents between 1999 and 2020, a new analysis shows.

During those two decades, over 47,000 Americans between the ages 10 and 19 lost their lives to suicide, the report found, and there have been sharp increases ...

Adolescents / TeensParentingPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.DepressionSuicide
28 Mar
High Rate of Suicidal Thoughts Among Black Men in Rural America: Study

High Rate of Suicidal Thoughts Among Black Men in Rural America: Study

Suicidal thoughts and contemplation of death haunt the minds of many rural Black men in the United States, a new study reports.

One in three rural Black men said they had such dark thoughts within the past two weeks, University of Georgia researchers found.

These t...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.RaceAnxietyDepressionSuicide
12 Mar
ADHD Meds Cut Odds for Early Death, Especially by Overdose

ADHD Meds Cut Odds for Early Death, Especially by Overdose

People diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a marked decline in their two-year risk for death once they start taking medication, new research shows.

That w...

Drug AbusePsychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicideAttention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
12 Mar
Permissive Gun Laws Linked to Higher Suicide Rates

Permissive Gun Laws Linked to Higher Suicide Rates

When states let gun owners carry a firearm openly without a permit, death rates soar.

Significantly more people died by firearms and suicides in states that have relaxed open carry laws, a nine-year study of death data from all 50 states shows. 

"Our analysis ...

AnxietyDepressionSuicide
29 Feb
Stressed Parents Could Mean More Self-Harm by Kids

Stressed Parents Could Mean More Self-Harm by Kids

Teens have a higher risk of self-injury -- deliberately cutting or burning themselves -- if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling parent, a new study shows.

Teenagers were nearly five times more likely to self-injure if, when they were 6, their moms and dads...

ParentingAnxietyStressChild PsychologySuicide
27 Feb
1 in 5 People Who Attempt Suicide Have No Prior Mental Illness

1 in 5 People Who Attempt Suicide Have No Prior Mental Illness

One out of every five adults who attempt suicide never met the criteria for a mental illness by the time the attempt happened, new research shows.

"This finding challenges clinical notions of who is at risk for suicidal behavior and raises questions about the safety of l...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
26 Feb
Mental Health Issues a Prime Driver of Deaths for New Moms: Study

Mental Health Issues a Prime Driver of Deaths for New Moms: Study

Data from dozens of studies supports the notion that mental health crises are a big factor behind rising rates of maternal deaths during and around pregnancy in the United States.

"We need to bring this to the attention of the public and policymakers to demand action to ...

PregnancyPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
20 Feb
Patients With Depression Face Highest Risk for Suicide in Days After Hospital Discharge

Patients With Depression Face Highest Risk for Suicide in Days After Hospital Discharge

People treated at psychiatric hospitals are at highest risk of committing suicide immediately after their discharge if they suffer from depression, a new study reports.

Patients hospitalized for depression are hundreds of times more likely to commit suicide within the fi...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide
19 Feb
Access to Opioids Could Be Boosting Suicide Rates

Access to Opioids Could Be Boosting Suicide Rates

Increased access to prescription opioids has driven up U.S. suicide rates by making it easier to women to end their lives, a new study claims.

The study also blames a shrinking federal safety net during tough economic times for rising suicide rates.

"We contend tha...

AnxietyDepressionAddictionSuicide
08 Feb
Cutting U.S. Homelessness by 25% Could Prevent 2,000 Opioid Deaths Each Year

Cutting U.S. Homelessness by 25% Could Prevent 2,000 Opioid Deaths Each Year

Reducing homelessness by 25% could save nearly 2,000 lives lost each year to opioid overdoses, a new study estimates.

It also could save 850 lives from alcohol poisoning and 540 from cocaine overdoses, researchers from the University of Georgia estimate.

This is th...

Drug AbusePsychology / Mental Health: Misc.Suicide
29 Jan
High School Kids Who Use Weed, Alcohol Face Higher Risks for Suicidal Thoughts

High School Kids Who Use Weed, Alcohol Face Higher Risks for Suicidal Thoughts

High school students who smoke, drink or use weed are more likely to be emotionally troubled and have suicidal thoughts, a new study finds.

Teens who turn to nicotine, alcohol or marijuana are more likely to think about suicide, feel depressed or anxious, have psychotic ...

Adolescents / TeensParentingPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyMarijuanaDepressionAlcohol AbuseTobacco: Cigarette SmokingSuicide
26 Jan
Social Withdrawal in Kids, Teens May Signal Higher Suicide Risk Later: Study

Social Withdrawal in Kids, Teens May Signal Higher Suicide Risk Later: Study

If your preteen or teen skips school activities and social events, it may be more than the typically moody behavior of adolescence, new research warns.

Being socially withdrawn and having physical discomforts such as headaches, nausea or stomachaches as a preteen may boo...

Adolescents / TeensParentingPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.Suicide
12 Jan
FDA Finds No Link to Suicide With Drugs Like Wegovy, Ozempic

FDA Finds No Link to Suicide With Drugs Like Wegovy, Ozempic

Drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, which have become a wildly popular way to lose weight or battle diabetes, show no link to suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.

"Our preliminary evaluation has not found evidence that use of thes...

Food &, Drug AdministrationSuicideWeight LossDrug Safety
09 Jan
Pregnancy-Linked Depression Raises Odds for Suicide Years After Delivery

Pregnancy-Linked Depression Raises Odds for Suicide Years After Delivery

Depression that emerges around the time of pregnancy raises a woman's risk for suicide sharply and for many years, new Swedish research shows.

The study found that a new mom's odds for suicide soars seven-fold in the year after a diagnosis of perinatal depression -- depr...

PregnancyDepressionSuicide
05 Jan
Study Shows No Sign Ozempic, Wegovy Raise Odds for Suicidal Thoughts

Study Shows No Sign Ozempic, Wegovy Raise Odds for Suicidal Thoughts

Folks who take Ozempic or Wegovy for diabetes and weight loss need not worry about a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or feelings while on the medications, a new, large review finds.

In the study, which was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, researchers tu...

DepressionSuicideWeight Loss
29 Dec
Vietnam War Veterans at No Higher Risk for Suicide: Study

Vietnam War Veterans at No Higher Risk for Suicide: Study

The Vietnam war was a traumatic event in American history, most especially for those who served.

However, there's a glimmer of good news from recent research: Suicide rates for Vietnam veterans over the past four decades were no higher than that of the general population...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.SuicideMilitary
15 Dec
Suicide Risk May Fluctuate With the Menstrual Cycle

Suicide Risk May Fluctuate With the Menstrual Cycle

Most women know that their menstrual cycle can affect their mood. Now, new research suggests suicidal thoughts may peak at certain points during the monthly cycle.

The finding could have an upside, helping people pinpoint when they might be most vulnerable to suicide, so...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.DepressionSuicide
08 Dec
Suicide Rates Have Risen Steadily for Black Girls and Women

Suicide Rates Have Risen Steadily for Black Girls and Women

Suicide rates for Black women and girls ages 15 to 24 have more than doubled over the past two decades, a new report finds.

"Suicides are rapidly increasingly among young, Black females in the U.S.,"said study first author

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.RaceAnxietyDepressionSuicide
05 Dec
Opioid Crisis May Be Driving Surge in Youth Suicides

Opioid Crisis May Be Driving Surge in Youth Suicides

Suicide rates for Americans under the age of 18 are rising at unprecedented rates, and a new report points to a likely culprit: The ongoing epidemic of opioid abuse.

It's not that more kids and teens became abusers of opioids, it's that conditions in their environments w...

Adolescents / TeensSuicide
30 Nov
U.S. Gun Suicides Keep Rising; Now Make Up Half of All Suicides

U.S. Gun Suicides Keep Rising; Now Make Up Half of All Suicides

The latest national data show that when it comes to suicide, Americans are increasingly resorting to firearms as their method of choice.

An analysis by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that of the nearly 50,000 suicides recorded in...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionSuicide