Suicide

Increasing death rates related to drug poisonings, suicide and alcohol varied significantly based on demographics and geography, according to results of a serial cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Suicide rates appeared to increase among United States military service members after transition to civilian life, but the risk varied by demographic characteristics, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Working with suicidal individuals is inevitable for clinicians, thus making it essential to understand suicide and create a plan for its risk assessment, according to a presenter at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience conference.

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided mental health care providers with opportunities to gain insights into patient psychiatry during a public health crisis, according to experts who presented at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience.

In 2017, suicide was the 10th-leading cause of death overall in the United States, with more than 47,000 deaths attributed, according to CDC data.

Parental psychiatric illness was associated with suicide attempts among offspring, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Certain types of childhood maltreatment were linked to suicide behaviors among children and young adults, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Youths who received outpatient mental health follow-up within 1 week of psychiatric hospital discharge appeared at reduced risk for suicide in the immediate period after discharge, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Magnetic seizure therapy appeared to decrease suicidality among patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to results of a nonrandomized controlled trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Despair appeared associated with increased risk for suicidality and substance misuse among young adults, according to results of a study published in JAMA Network Open.