Suicide and Self-Harm Archives - Psychiatry Advisor

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Transgender Youth

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July 16, 2021

Recent studies have shown an increase in depression and suicidality in transgender youth. To learn more about the mental health challenges affecting transgender youth and how clinicians can better support these patients, we interviewed Jason V. Lambrese, MD, staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic’s Lakewood Family Health Canter in Lakewood, Ohio, and Ralph Vetters, MD, MPH, pediatrician and site medical director at the Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center, a program of Fenway Health in Boston.

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Increasing Rates of Suicide Among Black Youth Exhorts the Need for Research

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Tylar Stanley

July 15, 2021

Clinicians writing about the rising rates of suicide and suicidal behaviors among Black youth address the lack of suitable available data and call for the need to mobilize research for prevention.

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Suicidality and Cannabis Use Trends: Increases and Associations, 2008-2019

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Emily Pond

July 12, 2021

While prior research indicates that cannabis use may increase the severity of certain psychiatric symptoms, its impact on suicidality is unknown. To inform this gap, investigators extracted data from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health for the years 2008 through 2019.

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Gender- and Ethnic-Specific Trends in Suicidality Among Adolescents in the US Between 1991-2019

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Jessica Nye, PhD

July 7, 2021

It is known that disparities exist among US adolescent suicide death rates by sex, race, and ethnicity. Study researchers look at suicidal ideation and attempts amidst these same parameters from 1991 and 2019.

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Mental Health Needs Described After Hurricane Irma

July 7, 2021

In the 20 months after Hurricane Irma, 17 percent of households reported a need for a mental health care provider, and 37.9 percent did not receive these services.

General Psychiatry, News

Mental Health Conditions Up in Public Health Workers During Pandemic

June 30, 2021

More than half of public health workers reported adverse mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Suicide Mechanisms and Prevention Strategies Outlined at AANP 2021

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Michelle Lampariello

June 28, 2021

Expert discusses the roles of brain areas in suicidality, adverse childhood experiences on brain function, and lithium in preventing suicide.

General Psychiatry

Substantial Crisis of Mental Health Burden Among Current and Former US Coal Miners

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Emily Pond

June 21, 2021

The study authors believe this is the first study to describe the prevalence of and risk factors for mental illness among a large population of US coal miners.

Personality Disorders

Which Borderline Personality Disorder Patients Are at Increased Risk for Suicide Attempts?

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Jessica Nye, PhD

June 10, 2021

The researchers examined the association of a borderline personality disorder diagnosis and the specific criteria for its diagnosis with suicide attempts in US adults.

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More Adverse Childhood Experiences May Increase the Risk of Suicide Ideation in Young Women and the Risk of Suicide Attempts in Both Sexes

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Mary Stroka

June 9, 2021

Researchers calculated lifetime and past-year prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts in Puerto Rican young adults using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview.