Sexual Minority Youth More Likely to Attempt Suicide
More teenagers are identifying as sexual minorities, and sexual minority youth have high prevalence of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts.
Suicide and Self-Harm
Suicide Risk Increased Among Both Male, Female Nurses
Nurses have an increased risk for suicide and are more likely to have job problems and mental health history and to leave a suicide note.
Comorbid PTSD Raises Risk for Suicidal Ideation in Patients with Bipolar Disorder
Compared with patients without PTSD, patients with both bipolar disorder and PTSD were more likely to be women, on disability, have a lower education level, and have a lower annual household income.
Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents, Young Adults With Diabetes
Adolescence and emerging adulthood represent a complicated stage for patients with T1D. Access to mental health services during this transition is critical.
Antipsychotic Use Safer Than No Use in Schizophrenia
Among patients with schizophrenia, long-term antipsychotic use does not appear to increase severe physical morbidity or somatic hospitalization, and mortality is lower for antipsychotic use compared with no use.
Q&A With Former APA President Dr Steven Sharfstein: Suicides and Psychiatric Beds
Since the 1960s, the number of psychiatric beds in the United States has decreased dramatically as a result of the closure of the traditional asylum system and the shift to community-based mental health care.
Depression, Anxiety, and Irritability Mediate Suicidality in Children with ADHD
After controlling for depression, irritability, and anxiety, the investigators found no direct effect of ADHD symptoms on suicidality.
Significant Rates of Mistreatment, Burnout, and Suicidal Thoughts Observed Among Surgical Residents in the US
Cross-sectional study data published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicate that discrimination, abuse, and harassment are highly prevalent in surgical residency training, especially in female residents.
No Direct Link Between Abortion and Increased Suicide Risk
An increased risk of attempting suicide is present both before and after the abortion, suggesting that having an abortion is not the primary contributor to this risk.
Risk for Suicide Increased in Children, Teens Who Self-Harm
Children and adolescents who self-harm have an increased risk for suicide.
Next post in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
