Resource Tag: FRANCE

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This study evaluated the relative contributions of cannabis use, depressive, & anxious symptoms in the prediction of suicidal behaviours. 248 high-school students in Toulouse, France completed questionnaires. Cannabis use was a significant independent predictor of suicidal behaviours after adjustment for depressive & anxious symptoms. (12 refs.)

A large cohort of 1106 French adolescents & young adults, ages 15-26 years, were surveyed using a mailed-in self-report questionnaire. Lifetime prevalence rates for suicide ideation, plans, & attempts were 47.2%, 14.8%, & 5.7%, respectively. Rates for female youth were higher than for male youth across the entire spectrum of suicide-related outcomes. Rates generally increased […]

The prevalence of recent alcohol intake among suicide attempts was assessed & suicide attempts preceded or not by alcohol intake were compared. 160 patients examined in the emergency service of a French general hospital after a suicide attempt were included. Prevalence of alcohol consumption was 40%. Patients who had consumed alcohol before their attempt were […]

A retrospective clinical & genetic review was done to evaluate the diagnosis delay in patients with juvenile Huntington’s Disease. 29 French patients with onset before or at age 20 were studied. The mean delay before diagnosis was 9 years (standard deviation +6/-6). The most remarkable signs at onset were severe psychiatric & cognitive disturbances. 7 […]

The authors conducted a retrospective survey of 200 patients with Parkinson’s Disease who underwent subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. Two patients died by suicide & four attempted suicide, despite clear motor improvements. Suicidal patients did no differ from non-suicidal patients with respect to age, disease duration or preoperative depressive & cognitive status. Suicidal behaviour was […]

In June 1835 the death by suicide of the famed French painter, Antoine-Jean Gros, was announced. At the time, Gros’s suicide was thought to be related to an incurable depression brought on by a disastrous showing at the annual Salon a few months earlier. The author of this article argues Gros’s inner torments & eventual […]

This press release discusses psychological autopsies – how they are conducted, the potential benefits for the surviving family, their role in highlighting suicide risk factors, & the establishment of links with biological & genetic markers.

In France from 1850 to 1913, during periods of war the suicide rates were lower than during periods of peace, while the military participation rate was positively associated with the suicide rate.

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This study examined the relationship between coronary artery disease & life-time history of psychiatric disorder & suicidal behaviour in a representative sample of 1843 subjects over age 65. The prevalence of suicide attempts was 3.9%. A significant positive association was observed between life-time prevalence of coronary artery disease & suicide attempts. Suicide attempts were associated […]

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The authors sought to better understand how French people judge the acceptability of physician-assisted suicide (PAS). They found that, for people of all ages as well as for elderly people with life-threatening illnesses, acceptability is an additive combination of the number of requests for PAS, the patient’s age, the amount of physical suffering, & the […]

The author examines critical and scholarly treatment of the mass suicides & homicides perpetrated by cult groups including the Solar Temple, Aum Shinri-kyo, Heaven’s Gate & the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God. He argues that as far as “critical incidents” are concerned, scholars & critics of new religious movements & cults should supplement […]

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

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

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