Suicide and its Prevention

Suicide and its prevention among older adults.

OBJECTIVE To review the research on the epidemiology, risk and resiliency, assessment, treatment, and prevention of late-life suicide. METHOD I reviewed mortality statistics. I searched MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases for research on suicide risk and resiliency and for randomized controlled trials with suicidal outcomes. I also reviewed mental health outreach and suicide prevention initiatives...

Irish coroners' attitudes towards suicide and its prevention.

BACKGROUND Coroners routinely enquire into suicide deaths and communicate with people bereaved by suicide. However, no research has been conducted into coroners' attitudes towards suicide and its prevention. AIMS We assessed attitudes towards suicide among Irish coroners in order to determine their understanding of suicide and its prevention. METHODS An internationally validated questionnai...

Depression, suicide, and suicide prevention in schizophrenia.

Suicide is the single largest cause of premature death among individuals with schizophrenia. Furthermore, epidemiological data indicate that nearly 80% of patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia will experience a major depressive episode at some time during their lifetime. This report reviews recent findings relative to the risk of suicide in schizophrenia, including data from the Chestnut...

Lithium and suicide prevention.

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Suicide Prevention