Suicidal Ideation
New suicidality in veterans during pandemic linked to preexisting mental health
Veterans with feelings of loneliness and lower life purpose that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic had greater odds of developing new suicidal thoughts or behaviors during the pandemic, data published in JAMA Psychiatry showed.
Emotions after socialization may explain link between suicidality, social disconnect
WASHINGTON — Suicidality was associated with weakened positive affect reactivity during conversation, which may explain the link between suicidality and social disconnection, according to findings presented here.
Saliva-based test predicts suicidal ideation
A saliva-based test from Therapeutic Solutions International’s spin-off company Campbell Neurosciences successfully predicted suicidal ideation, according to a press release.
Meta-analysis: Exercise significantly decreases suicide attempts
Exercise significantly decreased suicide attempts, according to researchers, highlighting the importance of prescribing exercise to patients with mental illnesses.
Suicide-related ED visits increased among children, adolescents during pandemic
ED visits for suicide attempts and suicidal ideation increased among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Frailty in geriatric veterans indicates risk for suicide attempt, death
Among veterans aged 65 years or older, frailty was positively associated with risk for suicide attempts and negatively associated with risk for suicide death, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Prolonged grief disorder linked to psychiatric disorders, suicide ideation among veterans
Veterans with prolonged grief disorder had greater odds of also having PTSD, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, according to data published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Medically serious suicide attempts in ICU similar to those who take their own lives
For individuals who make medically serious suicide attempts, those that require admission to intensive care units should be considered similar to those which result in suicide, researchers wrote in a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
Use of telehealth platform linked to higher remission rate of suicidal ideation
Those who received psychiatric care through a telehealth platform saw a greater level of remission in suicidal ideation after 12 weeks compared with those who did not receive similar care, researchers reported in JMIR Formative Research.
Genetic factors linked to suicide attempt risk among children
Strong associations between the genetic risk for suicide attempts in adults and their offspring were reported in a case-control study published in JAMA Psychiatry.