Resource Tag: CANADA. QUEBEC. MONTREAL

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In order to investigate the patterns of co-morbidity in a group of male-suicide completers, 115 completed male suicide & 82 matched controls were assessed using proxy-based diagnostic interviews & latent class analysis. Three subgroups of completers were identified: a low co-morbidity group, a substance-dependent group & a group exhibiting childhood onset of psychopathology. Findings are […]

“Widening the Circle: Developing Partnerships for Aboriginal Mental Health,” took place September 26-28th, 1997 at the Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry of the Sir Mortimer B. DavisÑJewish General Hospital.

“Widening the Circle: Developing Partnerships for Aboriginal Mental Health,” took place September 26-28th, 1997 at the Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry of the Sir Mortimer B. DavisÑJewish General Hospital.

“Widening the Circle: Developing Partnerships for Aboriginal Mental Health,” took place September 26-28th, 1997 at the Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry of the Sir Mortimer B. DavisÑJewish General Hospital.

The authors investigated a possible role of the gene involved in Wolfram Syndrom (WFS1) in the neurobiology of suicide & the potential modulatory effect on traits associated with suicidal behavior. Genetic variation at WFS1 was investigated in 111 suicide victims & 129 controls. The authors found a significantly higher frequency of the 611R/611R genotype in […]

Based on several lines of evidence supporting a reduced serotonergic neurotransmission in subjects who died by suicide, the authors investigated variation at genes that code for serotonin receptor 1B, 1Da, 1E, 2C, 5A & 6 in a total sample of 106 suicide completers & 120 normal controls. No differences were observed in allelic or genotypic […]

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Social support following a loss was compared in 2 groups of 24 suicidal & nonsuicidal college students. The selection criteria for all respondents was the experience of the break-up of a love relationship or the loss of an important friend during the previous 12 months. The suicidal group reported fewer important persons in their kinship […]

This study probes the differentiating characteristics of youth who prefer heavy metal (HM) music, worship music, & use music for vicarious release. Logistic regressions revealed that HM music preference & worshipping is not significantly related to suicidal risk when controlling for other risk factors, for both boys & girls. The risk of music for vicarious […]

The authors studied the clinical outcomes of suicidal adolescents who were treated within a rapid-response outpatient model in a setting in which a 10-day wait was usually required before outpatient treatment could be started, leaving hospitalization as the only immediately available alternative. Findings suggest that suicidal adolescents can be treated effectively within a rapid-response outpatient […]

Interviews were conducted with 65 children in Grades 1-5 concerning their understanding of & experiences with death & suicide. By third grade, children have an elaborate understanding of suicide, & younger children generally understand “killing oneself”, although this understanding may be immature. Children learn about suicide from television & other children & rarely discuss it […]

This paper examines 54 deaths resulting from falls from the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, Quebec. This bridge is believed to be the site with the greatest number of docummented suicides in the province of Quebec. The cases are identified directly by the Coroner’s office, or from police-reported suicides confirmed by the Coroner. The authors […]

The impact of an outpatient psychiatric Emergency Room Follow-up Team on the hospitalization rate of youth in crisis (mostly suicidal adolescents) was determined by comparing the rate of psychiatric admissions before & after the team’s creation. A 16% reduction in the hospitalization rate followed the team’s creation, without an increase in the proportion of patients […]

This article reports on a writing service started at a Montreal suicide prevention center for callers who phoned repeatedly. Frequent callers made up 22% of all users. 5 frequent callers (moderate/low suicidal risk) corresponded with 5 experienced volunteers for 6 months (use of crisisline was not restricted). The frequency & length of their calls per […]

5 bereavement support groups in the Montreal area that differ in their structure & membership are compared. Preliminary findings on 3 of them are reported. These 3 groups serve widows, family survivors of suicide, & family survivors (other than parents) of the death of a family member by cancer. Although members of all groups reported […]

File copy also contains an article published in Nature, May 1994.

This report discusses the activities of Suicide Action Montreal in 1991. Financial statements are also presented.

This pamphlet provides information on a diploma program for interdisciplinary studies on death. Diploma requirements, course descriptions & information on “Frontieres”, a journal published by the Centre, is also included. An address to obtain more information about the program is provided.

This study examines stress perceived by telephone intervention volunteers at a suicide prevention centre before their shift, during the most high urgency call, and after the shift. Stress during the most urgent call was related first to urgency, then to total length of all calls received, etc.. These findings are discussed as to their implications […]