suicide

Each day 85 Americans die by suicide

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:23:03 -0600

Every day 85 Americans die by suicide and hundreds of thousands more make attempts every year. The vast majority of recent studies on suicide have focused on identifying psychiatric risk factors.

Shakir Stewart Def Jam VP Commits Suicide

Offbeatnews — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:57:38 -0500

Def Jam Executive Vice President Shakir Suicide has committed suicide. Not a lot of details on this story yet, but his wife discovered the body earlier today after Shakir shot himself. His body was found in his Atlanta apartment.

Youth from poor neighborhoods more likely to attempt suicide

harminka — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:51:19 -0500

Youth in their late teens who live in poor neighbourhoods are four times more likely to attempt suicide than peers who live in more affluent neighbourhoods, according to a new study from Canada's Université de Montréal and Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, as well as Tufts University in the U.S. The researchers also found youth from poor neighbourhoods are twice as likely to report suicidal thoughts.

Genomic changes in brains of people who commit suicide

harminka — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:02:50 -0500

Are genes destiny? Alternatively, are we simply the products of our environment? There is a growing sense that neither of these two possibilities fully captures the essence of the risk for psychiatric disorders.

Assisted suicide laws may overlook depressed patients

harminka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:40:29 -0500

One in four terminally ill patients in the State of Oregon who opt for physician assisted suicide have clinical depression and the Death with Dignity Act may not be adequately protecting them, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.

Coping When Suicide Strikes Your Family

admin_huliq — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:52:41 -0500

Suicide: the very word brings images of untimely death and grief - all the more painful for the children of parental suicide who are left to cope growing up without a mother or father and must face adult challenges without a guiding hand.

Poor sleep quality and insomnia associated with suicidal symptoms

harminka — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:34:28 -0500

Poor sleep quality and insomnia are significantly associated with suicidal symptoms among college undergraduates, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Euthanasia: Dilemma of the century

seher — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:17:57 -0500

Jack Kevorkian is the most ardent advocate of physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The assisted-suicide doctor puts his viewpoints into practice. He came to be well-known as Dr. Death. The US pathologist helped 130 people to end their lives. He connected his patients to the machine he had invented himself.

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.

Swedish Doctors Say No To Assisted Suicides

seher — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:32:39 -0600

Swedish doctors are much more sceptical to Euthanasia than many of their colleagues around the world, according to a new study.

Suicide risk factors consistent across nations

harminka — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:23:39 -0600

Risk factors for suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts are consistent across countries, and include having a mental disorder and being female, younger, less educated, and unmarried.

Police investigate Internet suicide pact in Wales

seher — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:05:37 -0600

By Anastasia Tomazhenkova: At least seven teenagers in Wales, have apparently committed suicide in the past year in suspected copycat acts. Reporters have focussed on the possibility the teens may have used the Internet to research and discuss suicide.