Resource Tag: CANADA. QUEBEC. MONTREAL

Cannabis is the most widely used drug worldwide. Data about the association of cannabis use with aggression is heterogeneous. The objective of the current study was to assess the nature of the association between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and self-directed, other-directed, and combined aggression. We used data from the National Survey on Drug Use and […]

Background Suicide is a major public health concern that affects some 3,500 individuals a year in Canada. According to the literature, each suicide affects an average of six people. The aim of this study was to describe the met and unmet needs of suicide-bereaved survivors and to formulate postvention recommendations. Methods In the context of […]

We conducted a chart review to identify postsecondary students and nonstudents in the same age range who presented to the emergency department following a suicide attempt to (1) compare demographic characteristics and suicide risk factors and (2) determine factors associated with more serious attempts requiring hospitalizations. Contact us for a copy of this article, or […]

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115 French-Canadian male suicide victims were evaluated for DSM-IV psychiatric disorders using proxy-based diagnostic interviews. Subjects were assessed for seasonal differences in the prevalence of DSM-IV psychiatric diagnoses just before their deaths. Diagnoses of major depressive disorder without comorbid cluster B personality disorders, & schizophrenia were differently distributed between seasons. Most subjects with major depressive […]

527 consecutive suicides, 43 of whom met criteria for schizophrenia & schizoaffective disorder, were investigated by means of proxy-based interviews using structured diagnostic instruments & personality trait assessments. Compared to other suicides, schizophrenic & schizoaffective suicides presented comparably elevated levels of impulsive aggressive traits. They also had comparable levels of family history of suicidal behaviour […]

A psychological autopsy method with best informants was used to investigate DSM-IV depressive symptoms among 156 people who died by suicide in the context of a major depressive episode & 81 major depressive controls. Suicide victims’ depressive symptoms were more likely to include weight or appetite loss, insomnia, feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt as […]

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This study assessed the prevalence rates of self-reported suicide attempts & psychological help-seeking in young adults adjudicated for antisocial behaviours in adolescence. Gender differences in the prevalence of mental health problems & disorders were also assessed. Structured interviews were conducted on 3 occasions with 292 males & 113 females. Data from the third testing wave […]

The theme of this Conference was “Injuries, Suicide & Violence: Building Knowledge, Policies & Practices to Promote a Safer World”

The theme of this Conference was “Injuries, Suicide & Violence: Building Knowledge, Policies & Practices to Promote a Safer World”

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This paper presents the psychiatric & sociodemographic characteristics of 10 men who killed 1 or more of their children. 6 of the cases were classified as extended suicides, in which the perpetrator developed a suicide plan but could not leave 1 or more significant person (his child or children) behind, & so killed them. Each […]

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The theme of this Conference was “Injuries, Suicide & Violence: Building Knowledge, Policies & Practices to Promote a Safer World”