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Sex-related inequalities in crude and agestandardized suicide rates: Trends in Ghana from 2000 to 2019
Background: Suicide represents a major public health concern, affecting a significant portion of individuals. However, there remains a gap in understanding the age and sex disparities in the occurrence of suicide. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the sex-related inequalities in suicide rates in Ghana from 2000 to 2019. Methods: We utilized data from the WHO Health […]
A research note on suicidal behavior as a precursor to domestic homicide, with a coda on trends in femicide before, during and after COVID
This article briefly reviews the difficulties of predicting and preventing domestic homicide. It considers the evidence on offender prior suicidal behaviour as a precursor. It includes findings from the 1950s and 1960s as well as the most recent findings on links between suicide ideation and domestic homicide intent. It also reviews ways in which these […]
Case fatality of repeated suicidal acts among suicide attempters in rural China: A retrospective cohort study
Background Individuals presenting to hospital due to suicide attempt are at high risk for repeated suicidal act, yet there are meager data on the extent to which repeated suicidal acts result in death. Methods This retrospective cohort study was based on a general hospital self-harm register system in a rural county in China. Identified individuals […]
Beyond sleepless nights: Unraveling the complexity of alexithymia and suicide risk among university students
Background There is a solid relationship between alexithymia and suicide risk. Nonetheless, the specific impact of alexithymia’s distinct subscales on suicide risk has received the attention it deserves. This article presents a comprehensive exploration of suicide risk among university students, focusing on the interconnections among alexithymia, insomnia, and suicidal behavior. Three components of alexithymia including […]
Social support, distress, stress, anxiety, and depression as predictors of suicidal thoughts among selected university students in Bangladesh
This study examines the association of perceived social support with suicidal thoughts among a young adult sample of university students and estimates the degree to which perceived stress, distress, anxiety, and depression may explain the association. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from June to September 2022 among 642 students, selected using the probability proportional to […]
Mechanical trauma in children and adolescents in Berlin
Management of severe pediatric trauma remains challenging. Injury patterns vary according to patient age and trauma mechanism. This study analyzes trauma mechanisms in deceased pediatric patients. Fatal pediatric trauma cases aged 0–18 years who underwent forensic autopsy in the Federal State of Berlin, Germany, between 2008 until 2018 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Autopsy […]
Psychological pain and sociodemographic factors classified suicide attempt and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents
This study aimed to utilize machine learning to explore the psychological similarities and differences between suicide attempt (SA) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), with a particular focus on the role of psychological pain. A total of 2385 middle school students were recruited using cluster sampling. The random forest algorithm was used with 25 predictors to develop […]
Risk factors for suicide reattempt: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Suicide is one of the main external causes of death worldwide. People who have already attempted suicide are at high risk of new suicidal behavior. However, there is a lack of information on the risk factors that facilitate the appearance of reattempts. The aim of this study was to calculate the risk of suicide […]
The association of childhood trauma with suicidality in adult psychiatric patients: The mediating role of NSSI and the moderating role of self‐esteem
Background The contribution of specific childhood trauma subtypes to suicidal thoughts and the associated mechanisms remains unclear, particularly in psychiatric patients. Methods Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 449 psychiatric patients aged 18–73. Childhood trauma, self-esteem, nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), and suicidality were assessed retrospectively. Regression and moderated mediation model were employed to examine these relationships. Results […]
Social zeitgeber and sleep loss as risk factors for suicide in American Indian adolescents
American Indians / Alaska Natives (AI/AN) bear a high burden of suicide, the reasons for which are not completely understood, and rates can vary by tribal group and location. This article aims to identify circumstances reported by a community group of American Indian adolescent participants to be associated with their depression and/or suicide. American Indian […]
Prevalence of suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviours in children aged 12 years and younger: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Suicide in children is a pressing public health concern. The increasing number of deaths by suicide and emergency visits for suicidal ideation and self-harm in children might not be fully representative; it is likely that many more children are in distress but do not seek out help. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis […]
Chronic pain, hopelessness, and suicide risk among adult medical inpatients
Background Medically ill adults are at elevated risk for suicide. Chronic pain and hopelessness are associated with suicide; however, few studies have examined the interaction between chronic pain and hopelessness in predicting suicide risk among hospitalized adults. Objective This study aimed to describe the association between chronic pain, hopelessness, and suicide risk, defined as recent […]
Non-pharmacological interventions for preventing suicide attempts: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Suicide attempts can cause serious physical harm or death. It would be crucial to gain a better understanding of the comparative efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions. We aimed to identify which non-pharmacological interventions are more effective in preventing suicide attempts. PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE databases were searched systematically from their inception until 3 April […]
The relationship between psychological pain and suicidality in patients with major depressive disorder: A meta-analysis
Objective To systematically review the association between psychological pain and suicidality in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Method The databases of PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO were used to search and articles were screened for inclusion and exclusion criteria until February 2022. Two researchers independently screened the papers, extracted data, and evaluated the risk of bias of […]
Suicide prevention programs currently available to US veterans: A scoping review
It is widely recognized the high suicide rate among United States (US) veterans is a major ongoing public health problem. Suicide prevention programs that specifically target veterans are varied in their implementation and success rates. A scoping review was conducted to examine what types of suicide prevention programs are currently available for US veterans and […]
National strategy for suicide prevention 2024
The National Strategy outlines concrete recommendations for addressing gaps and meeting the needs of at-risk populations. It is accompanied by the first-ever Federal Action Plan, which identifies 200 discrete actions to be initiated and evaluated over the next three years. Actions include, for example, identifying ways to address substance use and suicide risk together in the clinical setting, […]
Reducing firearm access for suicide prevention: Implementation evaluation of the web-based “Lock to Live” decision aid in routine health care encounters
Background: “Lock to Live” (L2L) is a novel web-based decision aid for helping people at risk of suicide reduce access to firearms. Researchers have demonstrated that L2L is feasible to use and acceptable to patients, but little is known about how to implement L2L during web-based mental health care and in-person contact with clinicians. Objective: […]
Adolescent suicide risk factors and the integration of social-emotional skills in school-based prevention programs
Adolescents are considered one of the most vulnerable groups affected by suicide. Rapid changes in adolescents’ physical and mental states, as well as in their lives, significantly and undeniably increase the risk of suicide. Psychological, social, family, individual, and environmental factors are important risk factors for suicidal behavior among teenagers and may contribute to suicide […]
Suicide within five years of hospital-treated self-harm: A data linkage cohort study
Background Hospital-treated self-harm is a strong predictor of suicide and hospital contacts may include missed opportunities for suicide prevention. We conducted a data linkage study to identify factors associated with suicide in people treated in hospital for self-harm in Victoria, Australia. Method We undertook a cohort study following 14,307 people treated in hospital for an […]
Temporal fluctuations of suicide mortality in Japan from 2009 to 2023 using government databases
In Japan, suicide mortalities consistently decreased before the COVID-19 pandemic (from 2009 to 2019) but, conversely, increased after the pandemic outbreak from 2020 to 2022. To provide up-to-date suicide statistics in Japan, this study determined the temporal fluctuations of standardized suicide mortalities (SMRs), disaggregated by sex and age, by joinpoint regression analysis using the government […]
Risk factors of suicide re-attempt: A two-year prospective study
Background History of suicide attempt (SA) is the strongest predictor of a new SA and suicide. It is primordial to identify additional risk factors of suicide re-attempt. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors of suicide re-attempt in patients with recent SA followed for 2 years. Methods In this multicentric cohort of adult […]
A step forward in conceptualizing psychological closeness/ distance to suicide methods: A qualitative approach
Introduction Suicide is a leading cause of death, making suicide prevention a major public health priority. Increasing understanding of factors influencing suicidal behavior is paramount. Previous research has implicated psychological closeness, characterized by perceptions of how close/distant or attached/detached one feels to a particular object, as a cognitive factor that influences suicidal behavior. However, a […]
Structural adverse childhood experiences associated with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury among racially and ethnically minoritized youth
Introduction: High rates of suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempts (SA), and repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among some ethnoracially minoritized United States youth populations may be related to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with structural roots. Methods: Using the 2013-2019 Minnesota Student Surveys, we assessed associations of student-reported structural ACEs (parental incarceration, housing instability, food insecurity, and foster care […]
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