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News: February 14, 2012
Bullying a Strong Risk Factor for Suicide in Gay Youth: Study
TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- New research confirms the trend of disturbing headlines that have appeared in media reports in the past two years: -- For Many Gay Youth, Bullying Exacts a Deadly Toll
Meth Users Much More Likely to Try Suicide
FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Drug users who inject themselves with methamphetamine are 80 percent more likely to attempt suicide than those abusing other drugs, new research reveals. The magnified risk for meth users is probably rooted in a...
Depression, Partner Conflict Raise Suicide Risk for Pregnant Women, New Moms
FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Major depression and conflicts with intimate partners increase the risk of suicide among pregnant women and new mothers, a new study indicates. "We have a more complete picture now of who these women are and what...
Many Suicidal Teens Make First Try Before High School
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- About 40 percent of young adults who've attempted suicide made their first attempt before high school, which suggests that suicidal thoughts and behavior may begin much younger than previously believed, accor...
Suicide Checklist Spots People at Highest Risk
TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The latest rating scale to determine a person's risk of committing suicide might be better than other such scales at spotting people in most urgent need of help, researchers report. The Columbia-Suicide Severity...
Suicide Rates Vary by Region: CDC
THURSDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- There's a suicide every 15 minutes in the United States, and for every person who takes his or her own life there are many more who think about, plan or attempt suicide, according to a federal report released ...
Teens, College-Age Youth at High Risk of Suicide, Expert Says
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Although it is often said that the teen and college years should be the best time in a person's life, the risk of suicide is high among these young people, an expert warns. In the United States, suicide is th...
Many Military Vets in College Plagued By Thoughts of Suicide
THURSDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- American military veterans attending college are far more likely to entertain thoughts of suicide than fellow students who have never been in the military, a new national survey indicates. Data from the poll pa...
Europe's Suicides Up, Road Deaths Down After Economy Tanked
THURSDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Suicide rates increased in Europe since the start of the global financial crisis, while road deaths decreased, according to researchers. Across the European Union, unemployment rose 2.6 percent (a 35 percent re...
Rise in Drug-Related Suicide Attempts by Young Men Alarms Experts
FRIDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. emergency department visits for drug-related suicide attempts by young adult males rose 55 percent between 2005 and 2009, a government report says. "The misuse of prescription drugs is clearly helping to fu...
'Happiest' States Show Highest Suicide Rates: Study
MONDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Countries and U.S. states that report the greatest number of satisfied inhabitants also report the highest suicide rates, new British research indicates. Seemingly contradictory, the findings are probably expla...
Support May Help Curb Suicide Among Gay Youths
MONDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Gay youths are much less likely to attempt suicide when they live in communities where they feel they have some support, either through gay/lesbian groups at school or simply because more same-sex couples live ...
Suicide Rates Rise and Fall With the Economy: CDC
THURSDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Suicides in the United States appear to increase in hard times and decrease during years of prosperity, according to a new government report. The image of people jumping from windows after the stock market cr...
Males' Drug-Related Suicide Attempts Vary by Month
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The number of adolescent males treated in emergency rooms for drug-related suicide attempts swings sharply depending on what month it is, a U.S. government study shows. A similar pattern was found for men aged...
High Altitude Linked to Higher Suicide Risk -- Again
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Across the United States, suicide risk appears to be significantly higher among people who live in higher altitudes, new research suggests. The latest observation seems to confirm the findings of previous res...
Many Surgeons Have Contemplated Suicide, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that as many as one in 16 U.S. surgeons harbored suicidal thoughts in the previous year, but few sought help from a mental-health professional. Researchers analyzed surveys completed by 7,905 ...
Severe Pain Can Trigger Suicide in Hospital ERs
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A group that accredits many U.S. hospitals has urged hospital and emergency-room caregivers to watch for attempted suicides occurring in their facilities -- even in patients with no history of psychiatric pro...
Suicides in National Parks Preventable, CDC Says
THURSDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Suicides in U.S. national parks are a serious but preventable health issue, researchers say. In a recent seven-year span, 84 national parks reported 194 suicides and 92 attempted suicides, an average of 41 even...
Female Vets Much More Likely to Commit Suicide, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The suicide rate among young female U.S. military veterans is nearly three times higher than among civilian women, a new study has found. Researchers analyzed data on 5,948 female suicides in 16 states between ...
Severe Acne May Up Suicide Risk: Study
THURSDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Severe acne may significantly increase suicide risk, and patients taking isotretinoin (Accutane) for the skin condition should be monitored for at least a year after treatment ends, Swedish researchers report....
Mom's Suicide May Raise Child's Odds for Later Suicide Attempt
THURSDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research out of Sweden suggests that a mother's suicide may influence the risk for later suicide attempts in her children, even more so than the suicide of a father. The research doesn't prove that suicide...
For Many Gay Youth, Bullying Exacts a Deadly Toll
FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A series of suicides involving bullied gay teens has shocked much of America this past month. On Sept. 9, 15-year-old Billy Lucas of Greenburg, Ind., hanged himself after enduring constant taunts from bullies at ...
Method of Failed Suicide May Predict Successful Attempt
TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- The method a person uses for an attempted suicide helps predict the future chances of a completed suicide, new research has found. Swedish researchers looked at almost 49,000 people admitted to hospital for att...
Suicide Barriers on Bridges May Send Jumpers Elsewhere
WEDNESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- While they're effective at specific locations, suicide barriers on bridges may fail to reduce overall rates of people jumping to their death because jumpers may go elsewhere to commit suicide, Canadian researc...
Teen Boys Who Attempt Suicide More Likely to Abuse as Adults
MONDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Men who attempted suicide before age 18 are much more likely to abuse their girlfriends or wives, according to a study from the Oregon Social Learning Center in Eugene. The U.S. study included 153 males from rel...
Low IQ Among Males Raises Suicide Risk
THURSDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low intelligence in young males has been linked to a much higher risk that they'll commit suicide, at least compared to their most intelligent counterparts, researchers say. The analysis, based on the lives of ...
No One Antidepressant Raises Suicide Risk More Than Others
TUESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds no particular antidepressant is more likely to boost the risk that adults starting on such medication will kill themselves or try to commit suicide. In the past, there have been reports that ant...
Kids' Suicide Risk Same for All Antidepressants
MONDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be no difference among antidepressants in raising a kid's risk of suicidal thoughts, a new long-term study shows. The research supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision in 2004 ...
U.K. Veterinarians at Quadrupled Risk for Suicide
FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers from England are reporting a surprising fact about veterinarians in that country: They're four times more likely than other people to commit suicide, and twice as likely as other professionals who w...
Motherhood a Buffer Against Suicide
MONDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- There may be something about raising children that helps shield women from suicide, a study involving over a million Taiwanese mothers suggests. In fact, women's suicide rates declined as the number of children...
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Raises Suicide Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be unnerving enough to up a man's odds for either suicide or fatal heart attack, new research indicates. "Unfortunately, the study results didn't surprise us," said study co-au...
HIV Therapy Linked to Fewer Suicides
TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Suicides among people in Switzerland who were infected with HIV decreased by more than half after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy in 1996, a new study shows. HIV is the virus that cause...
Suicides Higher in Rural Areas With Bars
FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests there's a link between suicide and rural communities that have higher numbers of bars. However, the research doesn't confirm that more bars mean more suicides because it does not show cause...
8.3 Million U.S. Adults Considered Suicide Last Year
THURSDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A national survey has found that more than 8 million adults in the United States seriously considered suicide last year, with younger adults the most likely to contemplate taking their own lives. In addition ...
Suicide Risk With Antidepressants Falls With Age
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is doing its part to make sure that doctors and patients alike are aware of the latest data on the link between antidepressant use and suicide, which indicate that the risk...
'Suicide' Genes Help Slow Ovarian Tumor Growth in Mice
THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with "suicide" genes slowed ovarian tumor growth in mice and may one day offer a way to treat late-stage ovarian cancer in women, U.S. scientists say. Currently, there is no effective treatment for a...
Almost Quarter of Suicides Involve Intoxication
THURSDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 25 percent of people who take their own lives are intoxicated when they commit the act, U.S. health officials report. From 2001 to 2005, there were an estimated 79,646 alcohol-attributable deaths each y...
Severe Nightmares May Warn of Suicidal Symptoms
TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Besides disturbing a good night's sleep, nightmares might be linked to an increased risk of suicide, a new study suggests. Researchers assessed 82 men and women, ages 18 to 66, who were awaiting an emergency psy...
Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly
THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) --Sedatives greatly increase the risk of suicide in the elderly, Swedish researchers say. In their study, hypnotic medication also was linked with a greater likelihood of suicides in older people. "Sedative treatm...
Frequent Household Moves Raise Kids' Suicide Risk
MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Children from families who pick up and move often may be at higher odds for suicide, a Danish study finds. In fact, researchers found that the more often a family moved, the more likely it was that a child would ...
Worries About Weight Are Tied to Teen Suicide Tries
MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight teens, or those who believe they are, are more likely than other teens to attempt suicide, according to a U.S. study. Researchers looked at more than 14,000 high school students to determine if there's...
Death Certificates Incomplete for Suicide Victims
FRIDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- About half of those who commit suicide have been diagnosed with a mental disorder. But fewer than 10 percent of their death certificates list mental disorder as a contributing factor, a new study shows.
Family Ties May Help Prevent Teen Suicide
THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Adolescents typically consider their friends their most important relationships. But new research shows its support from mom and dad, not friends, that helps prevent suicidal behavior in teens who've experien...
Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys
MONDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Boys who suffer mental health problems may be at increased risk for suicide when they're teens or young adults, Finnish researchers say. Their study included 5,302 people who were born in 1981 and followed until...
Insomnia Linked to Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides more evidence of a link between sleeplessness and suicidal thoughts or attempts, although it's not clear whether insomnia actually makes people want to kill themselves. Still, the findin...
Post-Traumatic Stress Tied to Increased Suicide Risk
MONDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increases the risk of suicide in young adults, says a U.S. study of 1,698 participants who were tracked for 15 years after they started first grade in Baltimore public schoo...
SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may significantly reduce the risk of attempted or completed suicide in depressed adults, according to a review of eight large-scale observational studies. SSRIs in...
Regular Church Attendance May Lower Suicide Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who regularly attend religious services may be less likely to attempt suicide than others, a Canadian study suggests. University of Manitoba researchers analyzed data from almost 37,000 people who took pa...
FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- An ongoing U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety review of possible suicidal behavior among those taking asthma drugs has found no evidence of a link so far, agency officials said Tuesday. The FDA, which b...
With Depression, Vets Face Higher Suicide Risk
MONDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- About a third of the veterans treated in Veterans Affairs hospitals suffer from depression, putting them at much greater risk of suicide than non-depressed veterans, University of Michigan researchers report. Bu...
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