Suicidal Ideation

Ketamine improved neurocognitive outcomes at 24 hours among patients with depression and suicidal ideation, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

ED patients with suicide attempts or self-harm had a high risk for suicide in the year after discharge, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Healio Psychiatry’s five most-viewed stories in October highlight: the mental health effects of sibling bullying, the link between staying up late and suicidal thoughts, and regulatory developments.

Children and adults with autism spectrum disorder had significantly increased risk for self-harm and suicidality, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Depressive symptoms and clinically significant depression were frequent more than 12 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a systematic review published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Individuals being treated for acne with isotretinoin were less likely to be diagnosed with suicidal behavior than those in the general population, according to a study.

U.S. adults with a major depressive episode and suicidal ideation or behavior with intent had higher mental health care resource utilization and more barriers to care than those with only a major depressive episode.

People who spent more time awake at night had increased risk for recent suicidal ideation, whereas more time awake in the morning reduced this risk, according to results of a survey study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

In adults with treatment-resistant depression, ketamine monotherapy significantly reduced suicidal ideation compared with adjunctive ketamine, according to a retrospective study in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Suicidal ideation in early adolescence predicted other symptoms of depression, while depressive symptoms in middle adolescence predicted suicidal ideation, according to a study in Journal of Psychiatric Research.