Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. OHIO

Imipramine binding (desipramine- & serotonin-sensitive) was determined in the frontal cortex of suicide victims & nonpsychiatric controls who died due to medical disease or accidents. There were no differences found in Kd or Bmax of imipramine binding between controls & suicides. The Kd & Bmax values of serotonin-sensitive imipramine binding were significantly lower than desipramine-sensitive […]

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Drug related deaths were examined for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, a metropolitan area that includes the city of Cleveland. From 1965-1980, 1095 overdose deaths were seen across a range of psychoactive substances. Suicidal overdoses (49.6%; N=505) were most frequent for persons who were older, white, female, and residents of areas outside the City of Cleveland. The […]

The purpose of this study was to clarify the relative importance for suicidality in patients with schizophrenia of hopelessness, cognitive dysfunction, & insight. Hopelessness, substance abuse, & greater insight were associated with attempted suicide & suicidal ideation. A multiple regression analysis was used to predict current & lifetime suicidality from hopelessness, substance abuse, insight, & […]

The purpose of this retrospective review of medical records was to examine how no-suicide contracting affected the likelihood of self-harm behaviour in psychiatric inpatient settings. 31 patients engaged in self-harm behaviours representing 2.65% of all patients admitted to both study settings during the 6 1/2-month period in which data were collected. Approximately half of those […]

The present article introduces a new statistic that can be of value in the analysis of the geographic association between the members of one population (e.g., schizophrenics) and the members of another (e.g., suspected etiological factors). An application of the statistic is made to the geographic distribution of suicides in a large city. (9 refs)

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between the economic and the social dimensions of the community. Suicide is found to be negatively associated with economic activity, indicating that suicide is lower in urban than in rural areas. Other factors are discussed.

Two structured interview measures of suicidal behavior were administered to 43 7-11 yr old psychiatric inpatients and their parents. DSM-III-R diagnoses were given to the children with 26 Axis I & II diagnostic categories represented.Interview measures of suicidal behavior seemed unrelated to psychiatric diagnosis. Results suggest that to understand pre-adolescent suicidal behaviors, one should examine […]

Rates of suicide & homicide in Ohio were statistically compared to USA rates for the years 1971-1977. Suicide in Ohio was slightly higher than the national average & homicide was slightly lower. No significant difference between rural & urban suicide rates were found but homicide rates tended to increase with population. The suicide risk was […]

This 17-year follow-up of child survivors of a devastating dam collapse reevaluated 99 of the original 207 children studied 2 years postdisaster. Although earlier showing indications of disaster-related distress/impairment, they has essentially recovered at follow-up. A few symptoms, (substance abuse, suicide ideation) increased. Although caution is suggested in interpreting results, findings point to some optimism […]

This article reports on a study of 220 children, ages 5-18 years, hospitalized with affective, adjustment, disruptive, anxiety, schizophrenic, other, & organic psychiatric disorders, to assess relationships of total plasma cholesterol (TC) & triglyceride (TG) values to suicide behaviors. The authors speculate that the associations between low TC level, high TG level, suicide tendency, & […]

Description of the “Staying Alive” program which deals with African American Suicide. The goal is to inform, familiarize and educate people about African American suicide adn to offer training and community coping skills reduce the suicide rate of this group.

This article reports findings of a comparitive study of postmortem concentrations among suicide, homicide, accident, & physical disease groups (total n=101). The correlations between metabolites & age, gender, & postmortem interval, as well as the effects of drugs & circadian variation of 5-HVIAA, HVA, TRP in the frontal cortex were examined. Implications of the findings […]

An example is presented of an integrative-collaborative model of crisis intervention & disaster services. This model was developed in Lake County, Ohio to cope with situations of suicide, accidental death or natural disaster when they occur in rural areas & small towns. The distinctive qualities of the Community Crisis Intervention Team are identified & discussed […]

309 police officers in Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Ohio were asked about their contacts with mentally ill individuals & about their need for various kinds of information & assistance from the mental health system. Police officers indicated they most needed information about an individual’s history of violence or suicide attempts & quick on-site assistance by […]

Six adolescent suicides from a school district in Ohio are analyzed. Common signs & vulnerabilities are described. Most of the 6 youths were seen as unhappy, & had problems at school. Other characteristics of suicidal youths are provided, & the school’s role in prevention & a team approach in prevention are explored. (VM)

The Montgomery County Medical Society, & others, spearheaded efforts to combat youth suicide in 1985 with 3 major goals: (1) development of resources for area educators & others on a loan basis; (2) offering rotating, free assessment clinics staffed by society members; (3) development of a comprehensive, systemwide, educational program. The results of a study […]

In this summarized paper the authors discuss suicidal behavior at the junior high age level using data from a Los Angeles school that employed an intervention program & data from 18 junior high schools in Cleveland. The authors felt that the criteria & record keeping in the 2 studies have not yet been well coordinated; […]