Suicide

The continued use of electroconvulsive therapy appeared warranted for reducing suicide risk among patients with severe depression, according to results of a registry-based cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers found partial overlap between the genetic and environmental etiologies of suicide attempt and death, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Electroconvulsive therapy for depression did not lead to a clinically significant increased risk for serious medical events, according to results of a propensity score-matched, retrospective cohort study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

In 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives designated July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, also called Black, Indigenous and People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month.

The AMA has adopted new policies to address the recent increase in youth suicide and to identify evidence-based interventions and other factors for reducing youth suicide risk.

Sex and racial/ethnic disparities in temporal trends were apparent among adolescents with suicidal ideation, according to results of a cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Children with substantial externalizing symptoms who received ADHD medications had lower odds for suicidality, a cohort study showed.

Suicide rates in the United States differed by race and ethnicity in recent years, according to results of a cross-sectional study in a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Medicare patients with schizophrenia had increased risk for suicide, with young adults having the highest absolute and relative risk, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

As of July 2020, North Carolina was the only state that followed all Federation of State Medical Boards recommendations regarding a physician’s mental health and efforts to seek treatment if needed, according to a report in JAMA.