OBJECTIVE The authors evaluated the effectiveness of brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for the prevention of suicide attempts in military personnel. METHOD In a randomized controlled trial, active-duty Army soldiers at Fort Carson, Colo., who either attempted suicide or experienced suicidal ideation with intent, were randomly assigned to treatment as usual (N=76) or treatment as usual ...

This study aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with suicidal ideation among Brazilian adolescents. The instrument designed for the research was used considering three models with outcomes that identified the following: (a) adolescent had considered suicide, (b) adolescents have planned suicide, and (c) adolescents have attempted suicide. Logistic Regression was used in all m...

BACKGROUND Common mental disorders (CMD) have become one of the leading causes for disability pension (DP). Studies on predictors of adverse health outcome following DP are sparse. This study aimed to examine the association of different socio-demographic factors and health care consumption with subsequent suicidal behaviour among individuals on DP due to CMD. METHOD This is a population-base...

background suicidal attempt and non-suicidal self-injury are very common in adolescents with a history of childhood maltreatment. by identifying correlates of these kinds of high-risk behaviors, it is possible to prevent and decrease completed suicide. objectives the aims of this study were: 1) to compare adolescents with a history of childhood maltreatment with non-suicidal self injury (nssi) ...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to investigate coping strategies suggested to be a determinant of suicide attempt and to compare them with coping strategies of healthy volunteers. METHODS This study was conducted on 50 patients who had suicide attempts within the past two months and 52 healthy volunteers who did not have any suicide attempt. They were evaluated with the Turkish version...

CONTEXT Several studies have suggested that lithium treatment reduces risk of suicide in bipolar disorder, but no research has examined suicide risk during treatment with divalproex, the most commonly prescribed mood-stabilizing drug in the United States. OBJECTIVE To compare risk of suicide attempt and suicide death during treatment with lithium with that during treatment with divalproex. ...

over 800,000 people die due to suicide every year and there are many more who attempt suicide. hence, many millions of people are affected or experience suicide bereavement every year. suicide occurs throughout the lifespan and was the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds globally in 2012. it is a global phenomenon in all regions of the world; suicide accounted for 1.4% of all de...

BACKGROUND Suicide and suicide attempts represent a severe problem for public health services. The aim of this study is to determine the socio-demographic and psychopathological variables associated with suicide attempts in the population admitted to a General Hospital. METHODS An observational-descriptive study of patients admitted to the A Coruña University Hospital (Spain) during the perio...

A 53-year-old male with no previous cardiovascular history was transferred from a psychiatric ward for urgent angiography with a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The prior admission was due to a suicide attempt as a result of bipolar affective disease. The patient had been treated with paroxetine but had discontinued the therapy two months before the suicide attempt. As a result of j...

OBJECTIVES This review aimed to identify the evidence for predictors of repetition of suicide attempts, and more specifically for subsequent completed suicide. METHODS We conducted a literature search of PubMed and Embase between January 1, 1991 and December 31, 2009, and we excluded studies investigating only special populations (eg, male and female only, children and adolescents, elderly, a...