The aim of this article is to explore current approach suicide prevention at school. provides information about statistics and the importance problem. It addresses risk protective factors its causes. In addition, it a detailed examination role school in prevention. contains regarding specific interventions for staff members, administration psychologists. discusses existing tools programs has ac...

Given the limited data available in literature, aim of this study was to investigate potential role played by temporal dynamics anhedonia (lifelong and recent changes anhedonia) occurrence suicidal ideations major depressed subjects. The clinical 285 subjects recruited from database Erasme Hospital Sleep Laboratory were analyzed. A score on item nine Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) ≥1 and/or...

This case study is an example of applying narrative medicine as a useful tool for health professionals to manage an existential and complex scenario such as the suicide of a sibling. Some suicides are like baobab trees—these large and resilient trees grow deep roots for many years, only spreading their limbs above ground once they are firmly established. Like the baobab, when suicide or a suici...

OBJECTIVE Suicide attempts are a major public health problem. This study aimed to investigate the lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation and suicide attempts in Manisa city centre. Risk factors related to suicide ideations and attempts were also studied. METHOD This study was carried out in Manisa city centre. Using cluster and systematic samples, data were collected from 1086 persons 15-65 ...

objective: bipolar disorder is strongly associated with suicidal ideations, attempts and commissions. although several studies have been conducted on suicide risk factors in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide, a comprehensive study has not been reported from iran. methods: patients with bipolar disorder type i, hospitalized in iran hospital of psychiatry since may 2008 to august 2011 were...

BACKGROUND The main aim of this study was to accumulate research evidence that introduce validated scales to measure suicidal attitudes and ideation and provide an empirical framework for adopting a relevant assessment tool in studies on suicide and suicidal behaviors. METHODS Medical Subject Headings' (MeSH) terms were used to search Ovid Medline, PROQUEST, Wiley online library, Science Dire...

The Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale (MAST) was designed to assess suicidal tendencies in youth. This 30-item scale has four types of attitudes: attraction to life, repulsion by life, attraction to death, and repulsion by death. Normative, factor structure, and psychometric data were investigated with American youth with a range of suicidal ideations and behaviors. The reported factor stru...

We discuss the subjective experiences of elderly people who show suicidal ideation and/or attempts at suicide, based on their own reports. We understand the concept of 'subjective' as referring to intra-psychic experience resulting from social, economic, relationship or biographical conditions. Although the subject is sparsely covered in the literature, it is important, because it is in the fie...

OBJECTIVE Bipolar disorder is strongly associated with suicidal ideations, attempts and commissions. Although several studies have been conducted on suicide risk factors in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide, a comprehensive study has not been reported from Iran. METHODS Patients with bipolar disorder type I, hospitalized in Iran Hospital of Psychiatry since May 2008 to August 2011 were...

Background: College is a time when many young adults feel pressure to develop identities, life goals, and make meaningful relationships. Internal conflicts can these complex social events, academic roles, extracurricular activities conflict with an individual’s beliefs or schedule have been correlated higher rates of depression, increase the risk suicide. Since there are no studies conducted ex...