Tag: Suicide
Suicide Incidence Up in Autism Spectrum Disorder 2013 to 2017
Difference driven by suicide among women, which was more than threefold higher
Suicide Risk Up More Than Fourfold for Cancer Patients
Standardized mortality ratio highest for cancers of lung, head and neck, testes, bladder, Hodgkin lymphoma
Lack of Parent-Teen Agreement About Teen Suicidal Thoughts
Half of parents unaware of teens' thoughts of suicide; 48 percent of teens denied these thoughts
800-662-HELP Underappreciated in Media, General Population
Searches for SAMHSA hotline did not increase after singer Demi Lovato's heroin-related overdose
Risk for Suicide Increased in Year After Cancer Diagnosis
Higher suicide rates observed for cancers with poor prognosis, including pancreatic, lung cancer
Risk for Later Suicide Up for Certain Youth Presenting to ED
Hazard ratios significantly increased for self-directed violence after initial visit for epilepsy, seizures
Depressive Symptoms Up From Age 10 for Sexual-Minority Youth
Sexual-minority adolescents were more likely to report self-harm in past year at ages 16 and 21
CDC: U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased From 2016 to 2017
Reports also show recent increases in drug overdose deaths and suicide mortality in United States
AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training
Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Have Increased Suicide Risk
Survivors of head, neck cancers almost twice as likely to die from suicide as survivors of other cancers
