Suicide

Patients with asthma in South Korea faced increased risk for suicide compared with those who did not have asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Results of a decadeslong study recently published in BMJ found that suicide risk increased on New Year’s Day in most countries, while the risk varied by country on Christmas.

Experts published a swath of new research this year about the youth mental health crisis in the United States, which U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, has called an emergency.

Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered via telehealth using remote video reduced suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among high-risk adults, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial.

Suicide rates for individuals diagnosed with cancer increased over the past 2 decades, according to results of a retrospective study.

A modified screening with additional questions about suicidal ideation was better at predicting suicide attempts among adolescents than the standard questionnaire, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Sleep disturbance at age 10 years was associated with a greater risk for suicidal ideation and behavior by age 12, underscoring the importance of sleep in the prevention of youth suicide, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

A recently published CDC study painted a detailed picture of mental health and suicide risk among high schoolers in the United States.

One in five high school students in the United States reported being unfairly disciplined at school, according to findings published in MMWR.

College students who identified as transgender or gender nonconforming and those with autism had a greater risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, study results published in JAMA Network Open showed.