Suicide rates

Largest increaseof suicide rates seen in middle-aged white women

harminka — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:50:17 -0500

The rate of suicide in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy.

Increase In Pediatric Suicide Rate Cause For Concern

erku — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:26:09 -0500

Increase in teen suicide rate following decade-long decline may reflect emerging health crisis in teenagers.

Survey Links Burnout to Suicidal Thoughts in Med Students

harminka — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:46:43 -0500

Death by suicide is a major occupational hazard for physicians. Male and female physicians have a 40 percent and 130 percent higher suicide rate, respectively, than the general population.

Army Deploys Prevention Programs to Combat Soldier Suicides

admin_huliq — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:56:32 -0500

The Army is deploying a multitude of prevention programs as part of efforts to stop soldiers from taking their own lives, senior Army officials said here today.

Lori Drew Indicted In Relation To MySpace Teen

admin_huliq — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:32:49 -0500

The woman in this picture is 47 year-old Lori Drew who was today indicted on criminal charges related to the internet harassment and tormenting of a 13 year-old child, Megan Meier, who took her own life after being told by a person she believed was a 16 year-old boy with whom she'd become infatuated, that she had a "shitty life," and "the world would be better off without her."

Veterans Affairs Committee suicide hearing ignored

admin_huliq — Sun, 11 May 2008 09:02:27 -0500

On May 6th The Common Ills notes the House House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing entitled "The Truth About Veterans' Suicides." Where is it in the morning papers? Lisa Mascaro covers it in "House committee targets VA on suicides" (Las Vegas Sun) and notes that Rep Shelley Berkley waived her time to allow the questioning of witnesses to begin:

Deborah Jeane Palfrey Known As DC Madam Commits Suicide

admin_huliq — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:29:45 -0500

Fox 5 from Orlando is reporting that a woman found dead in her mother' home in an apparent suicide is Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the DC Madam. Authorities are reporting that Deborah Jeane Palfrey's death may be a suicide.

Suicide Rates Significantly Higher Among Veterinarians

aboey — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:51:52 -0500

Veterinarians in Australia have one of the highest expected suicide rates among other professions. A study in the Australian Veterinary Journal published by Wiley-Blackwell finds that vets are four times more likely to commit suicide as compared to the general adult population— thus highlighting the need for a thorough investigation into the rate of suicide and its contributing factors.

Does the internet really influence suicidal behaviour?

seher — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:02:49 -0500

People searching the internet for information about suicide methods are most likely to come across sites that encourage suicide rather than sites offering help and support, finds a study by researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Oxford and Manchester published in this week's issue of the BMJ.

Young black men are at higher risk of suicide than their white counterparts

harminka — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:52:48 -0500

A study examining suicide rates and pre-suicide clinical symptoms in people from different ethnic groups, has found that rates of suicide vary between ethnic groups with young black men aged 13 to 24 at highest risk.

Suicide rates in young men at lowest levels since 1970s

seher — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:28:16 -0600

The reasons for the steady decline in suicides among young people in the UK are explored in two studies by researchers from the University of Bristol published on bmj.com today.

Suicidal Tendencies Among Teenagers In Sweden

seher — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:04:19 -0600

Suicidal tendencies increase among teenagers in Sweden.