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February 02, 2022
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Suicide rates higher than expected during second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Suicide rates higher than expected during second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Suicide rates during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan exceeded estimated numbers across a multitude of personal, socioeconomic and social factors, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

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February 02, 2022
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Self-report scale, EHR data may improve suicide risk identification

Self-report scale, EHR data may improve suicide risk identification

Data from a brief patient self-report scale and electronic health records may help clinicians better identify patients at high suicide risk, according to results of a prognostic study published in JAMA Network Open.

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February 01, 2022
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Psychedelic therapy effective in reducing suicidality, more trials needed

Psychedelic therapy effective in reducing suicidality, more trials needed

Psychedelic therapy appeared associated with large acute and sustained reductions in suicidality, according to results of a meta-analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

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January 28, 2022
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Top psych stories of January: Global impact of mental disorders, support for psychedelics

Healio’s most-viewed psychiatry stories in January highlight the global burden of mental disorders on health, a survey that provides insights into Americans’ support of psychedelics and a regulatory development for Rexulti.

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January 27, 2022
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Risk for premature death higher with comorbid cardiometabolic, psychiatric disorders

Risk for premature death higher with comorbid cardiometabolic, psychiatric disorders

Adults with CVD, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases and comorbid psychiatric conditions are at “substantially” increased risk for premature death or death by suicide compared with adults without psychiatric comorbidities, data show.

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January 27, 2022
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More than a fifth of all pregnancy-associated deaths due to drug use, suicide, homicide

More than a fifth of all pregnancy-associated deaths due to drug use, suicide, homicide

Drug use, suicide and homicide account for more than a fifth of all deaths during pregnancy and the first year after birth, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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January 21, 2022
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Suicide rates for those with depression elevated regardless of diabetes diagnosis

Rates for suicide and mortality were elevated for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder regardless of timing for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, according to a longitudinal study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

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January 20, 2022
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Use of mental health services stagnant despite rise in suicide attempts among US adults

Use of mental health services stagnant despite rise in suicide attempts among US adults

Despite an increase in the rate of suicide attempts, use of mental health services by those who attempted suicide within a year of doing so has not increased, per a nationwide cross-sectional study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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January 10, 2022
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Firearm access screening may mitigate suicide risk

Firearm access screening may mitigate suicide risk

A questionnaire with a standardized firearm access question may help identify suicide risk, according to results of a population-based case series published in JAMA Network Open.

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December 30, 2021
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Residents of low-income, rural areas at higher risk for suicide after cancer diagnosis

Residents of low-income, rural areas at higher risk for suicide after cancer diagnosis

Patients with cancer who resided in low-income and rural areas appeared at higher risk for suicide than those in high-income and urban areas, according to a retrospective, population-based study in JAMA Network Open.

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