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4 dni temu · Suicide is a global public health challenge, yet considerable uncertainty remains regarding the associations of both behaviour-related and physiological factors with suicide attempts (SA). Here we ...
1 dzień temu · Self-harm is intentional conduct that is considered harmful to oneself. This is most commonly regarded as direct injury of one's own skin tissues usually without a suicidal intention. [1] [2] [3] Other terms such as cutting, self-injury, and self-mutilation have been used for any self-harming behavior regardless of suicidal intent.
1 dzień temu · History of suicidal behaviors or ideation, functional impairment from mental health disorders, and socioeconomic disadvantage are the 3 most important risk factors predicting subsequent suicide attempts, new research suggests.
5 dni temu · The first and most important reason to talk to a suicidal person is to determine if his or her life is in immediate danger. For example, you might ask: Are you thinking of taking your life right now? Have you put a suicide plan into action (such as ingesting alcohol or drugs)?
2 dni temu · Unfortunately, friends and family of those who have completed suicide experience impacts on their own mental health. In a Canadian study, parents who lost a child to suicide typically have higher rates of depression, physical problems and low income (often even before the child's suicide).
2 dni temu · Age-specific suicide trends. Between certain start years up to 2023, the following general suicide trends (both deaths with determined and undetermined self-harming intent) have been observed for different age groups in Sweden: Both sexes, age group 15+ years: From 2000 to 2023, a significant declining trend of half a percent per year is ...
5 dni temu · The late psychiatrist Professor Nils Retterstøl offered the following definition in his book Selvmord ( Suicide) from 1995: “The ‘chronically suicidal’ are a group of people who over a long period of time take their own lives by dint of their lifestyles: the daredevils who repeatedly take risks and survive one accident after another (‛accident p...
