Suicidal Ideation

Lifetime and childhood exposure to gender identity conversion efforts were linked to adverse mental health outcomes among transgender adults, including severe psychological distress, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, according to study findings.

Suicide was the 10th leading cause of death overall in the U.S. in 2017, claiming more than 47,000 lives, according to the CDC.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense updated their clinical practice guidelines for screening, evaluation, treatment and management of patients at risk for suicide.

Active-duty military personnel with suicidal thoughts who reported having a firearm at home were less likely than nonsuicidal service members to store the firearm safely, according to a cross-section study published in JAMA Network Open.

Gender minority college students have two to four times the prevalence of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury and suicidality compared with cisgender students, according to a large national study published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Social support, older age and education were just some of the factors associated with recovery from suicidal ideation among Aboriginal peoples living off reserve in Canada, according to a study published in Archives of Suicide Research.