Resource Tag: CONDITIONS PREDISPOSING
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Depression and Disability in Children and Adolescents. ERIC Digest ED 482 340
This digest focuses on Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder & Bipolar Disorder as they are exhibited in childhood & adolescence. Their symptoms, causal factors, & treatment are examined. A discussion of the link between depression & suicide is included. (17 refs)
Bali Hai Cries for Help: World Health Organization Regional Office of the Western Pacific Health Survey Report – Vanuatu Suicide and Related Issues Baseline Survey
The theme of this Conference was “Injuries, Suicide & Violence: Building Knowledge, Policies & Practices to Promote a Safer World”
Psycho-Social Determinants for Suicide Among Schoolchildren in India
The theme of this Conference was “Injuries, Suicide & Violence: Building Knowledge, Policies & Practices to Promote a Safer World”
The Pathoformic lie and Pseudologia Fantastica in Suicide
Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh
The Stress Generation: Life Events and Depression
Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh
Serotonergically Determined Vulnerability for Suicidal Behavior
Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”
Psychotherapy and the Prevention of Suicidal Behaviour
Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”
Aggressivity in the Psychodynamics of Suicide
Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”
Psychiatric Diagnoses and Suicide: Revisiting the Evidence
The authors undertook a review of studies reporting diagnoses of mental disorders in cases of completed suicide with or without history of admission to mental hospitals. They found that the majority of cases (98%) had a diagnosis of at least 1 mental disorder. Among all diagnoses, mood disorders accounted for 30.2%, followed by substance-use related […]
Background Stressors in Irish Parasuicides
The authors provide an overview of a study conducted to compare the background stressors reported by male & female suicide attempters in Ireland, & to consider a framework for an improved classification of the background stressors reported by those who engage in parasuicide.
Choosing Life: new Directions in Youth Suicide Prevention
The author presents a profile of youth suicide in the Northwest Territories & examines factors that increase the likelihood of self-harming behaviors, suicide attempts, & deaths in this region. She also discusses recent recommendations on Aboriginal youth suicide prevention & explores how these recommendations can be turned into actions to effectively identify and connect with […]
Suicidal Behavior: is There a Genetic Predisposition?
This article reviews the data supporting the role of genetic factors in the predisposition to suicidal behaviour & examines whether or not these factors are part of the genetic liability to mood disorders. The author finds that there is consistent evidence suggesting that genetic factors play an important role in the predisposition to suicide & […]
Getting Closer to Suicide Prevention
For the original article by D De Leo, please see SIEC #2003-0931