Tag: suicide
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Can a Few Simple Blood Tests Prevent Suicide?
When we hear about suicide and depression, we think of emotions like hopelessness, despair, and emptiness. We don’t think about blood sugar levels, thyroid problems, or lipid levels. A new study suggests that we need to take a look at glucose and the thyroid-stimulating hormone TSH. That’s what makes this latest study so interesting. The…
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Gender and Mental Health: Men Account for Over 76% of Annual Suicides
Cited as the biggest killer of men under the age of 45 (with more deaths than car accidents), death by suicide has been shown to be responsible for 800, 000 annual deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares that whiles males make up 49% of the population, they account for over 76%…
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OPED: Play Your Part On World Suicide Prevention Day
To promote public commitment and action to prevent suicide in the lead-up to World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), it is important to share advice on how to support a loved one after a suicide attempt, writes Abdurahmaan Kenny, Mental Health Portfolio Manager for Pharma Dynamics. Knowing how to deal with and support someone who…
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COVID-19 Caused 25% Increase in Anxiety and Depression, Says WHO
The past three years have been a whirlwind of emotions. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted our lives in so many different ways, so its effect on our mental health should really not be that surprising. In fact, a recent report from the leading global health regulatory body has revealed just how the pandemic has caused an…
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Waterboy: A Mother Makes Sense Of Her Son’s Suicide
According to the World Health Organization, more than 700 000 people die due to suicide every year and for every suicide there are many more people who attempt suicide. Suicide affects so many people around the world, but we never think that we will experience it so close to home, and that’s exactly what happened with Glynis Horning,…
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We Need A Global Commitment To Prevent Suicides
Suicide Prevention Day is observed annually on 10 September. The day calls on global commitment and action in the quest to try and help prevent suicide. Whilst historically taboo, discussions about suicide and suicide itself have become increasingly less so in recent years. There is now far greater access to information and a much deeper…
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Suicide Rates Are Rising – Is The Act Contagious?
Suicide rates in the United States continue to substantially rise, with the CDC citing suicide as the second-leading cause of death amongst 10 to 14-year-olds and 15 to 24-year-olds (1). Sydney Aiello was a 19-year-old student who had survived a mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. According to her family, she…
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Depression and Suicide Rates Rising Amongst Youth
This past week, three-time cycling world champion and 2016 Olympic Silver winner Kelly Catlin passed away at the age of 23. According to a statement from her father, the young cyclist had taken her own life. As a result, there have been emerging theories that believe she had been battling with depression. As deeply saddening…