Suicide

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.

Implementation of suicide risk prediction models may be crucial for prevention efforts, provided guidance considers clinician engagement, health system goals, available resources, training and value with respect to existing initiatives.

A study found an association between shortages in mental health workers and increases in youth suicide rates, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The U.S. Department of defense awarded $8.4 million to researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine to conduct suicide prevention studies.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has released final recommendation statements on anxiety, depression and suicide risk screening in children and adolescents.

Treatment with folic acid was linked to reduced rates of suicide attempts, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

Both men and women with HF faced higher risks for depression and death by suicide in the first 3 months after their diagnosis, researchers reported in JACC: Heart Failure.

Pregnancy-associated suicide was linked to mental health issues and substance use, and pregnancy-associated homicide was linked to intimate partner violence, according to a retrospective cohort study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Suicide rates among American Indian or Alaska Native individuals increased nearly 20% from 2015 to 2020, compared with a less than 1% increase among the general American population, researchers reported in MMWR.

Revitalist Lifestyle and Wellness and Wake Network Inc. announced a joint venture to offer ketamine infusions in the U.S. and psilocybin clinical retreats internationally with a special focus on military veterans’ need for access.