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Positive School Climate and Suicidality Among LGBTQ Youth
June 9, 2021
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Suicide has been increasing in the adolescent population and most particularly among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Stigma and discrimination towards sexual and gender minorities are thought to increase depressive symptoms that may in turn bring about suicidality. Given the ... |
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Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Cut Suicide Death Risk in Half
June 1, 2021
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In a recent population-based cohort study of patients with schizophrenia who received oral antipsychotics (OAPs), data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database was analyzed. Within this cohort, the study examined risk of suicide in those patients who switched to long-acting injectable antipsychotics compared to those who remained on OAPs... |
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Two Key Suicide Risk Factors Identified in Borderline Personality
May 24, 2021
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Suicide is a complex major public health concern that has been associated with many psychiatric disorders. Borderline personality disorder includes frequent self-injurious behaviors and suicide attempts. Clearly defining and distinguishing the suicide attempts risk associated with borderline personality disorder in a nationally... |
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Suicide Risk Prediction Tools Fail Certain Populations, Including People of Color
May 13, 2021
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Due to increasing concern that the use of prediction models in healthcare exacerbate existing disparities, the current study evaluated racial/ethnic differences in the performance of statistical models that predict suicide. The prediction models used data from outpatient mental health visits to seven large integrated healthcare systems by patients 13 years or older. Suicide death in the 90 days after a... |
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