Suicide

The Biden-Harris Administration released the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and Federal Action Plan, which includes actions to address substance use and suicide risk and evaluate community-based suicide prevention efforts.

DENVER — Among a large cohort of Danish citizens, headache disorders were strongly associated with attempted and completed suicide, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Suicide is now the second most common cause of death among college athletes in the United States, surpassed only by accidents, according to findings published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In a three-part supplement series published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC released updated and expanded guidance for community assessment and response to suicide clusters for the first time since 1988.

Patients hospitalized for depression appeared at greatest risk for suicide within the first week after discharge, according to a study conducted in Finland and published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome were at a more than eightfold risk for attempting suicide, with young adults particularly susceptible to risk, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

A recently released report from the CDC revealed a grim milestone in mental health — a record-breaking 50,000 suicides in 2022.

Parents of children with cancer are at increased risk for suicide attempt within the first 7 years following their child’s diagnosis, according to a population comparison study published in PLOS Medicine.

Preliminary results from an ongoing FDA investigation found no evidence that weight-loss drugs cause suicidal ideations and aspirations, although the agency said it cannot rule out a risk entirely.

Women with clinically diagnosed perinatal depression have an increased risk for suicidal behavior, especially within the first year after diagnosis, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.