Suicide - Prevention & control
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Suicide from the Golden Gate Bridge.

29 Sep 2009 The Golden Gate Bridge is the number one suicide site in the world. In this clinical case conference, the authors begin by presenting vignettes to capture the diversity of bridge suicide. They then examine the demographic characteristics of those ... Read more...

Examining student perspectives on suicidal behaviour and its prevention in Sri Lanka.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Suicidal behaviour, primarily through self-poisoning, is a major public health problem among youth in Sri Lanka. METHODS: This article describes a qualitative study of student perspectives on suicidal behaviour and its prevention. Focus ... Read more...

Clinical messages from the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS).

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this report was to summarize the key clinical messages from the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). METHODS: TADS is a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded randomized controlled trial ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Suicide - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Suicide from the Golden Gate Bridge. 29 Sep 2009
• In search of endophenotypes for suicidal behavior. 29 Sep 2009
• Examining student perspectives on suicidal behaviour and its prevention in Sri Lanka. 30 Aug 2009
• [Suicide in the aged, a hidden reality] 30 Aug 2009
• [Non-systematic literature review on suicide prevention may mislead] 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical messages from the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS). 30 Aug 2009
• European Medicines Evaluation Agency bans dextropropoxyphene: a landmark decision for clinical toxicology? 30 Aug 2009
• Self-reported history of sexual coercion and rape negatively impacts resilience to suicide among women students. 30 Aug 2009
• Immediate action protocol: a tool to help your practice assess suicidal patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Treatment of youth depression. 30 Aug 2009
• Public involvement in suicide prevention: understanding and strengthening lay responses to distress. 21 Aug 2009
• Measuring the recall of suicide warning signs as presented in an Air Force community awareness briefing. 30 Jul 2009
• Per capita alcohol consumption and suicide rates in the U.S., 1950-2002. 30 Jul 2009
• Physical disability and suicidal ideation: a community-based study of risk/protective factors for suicidal thoughts. 30 Jul 2009
• Prevalence of suicide risk factors and suicide-related outcomes in the National Mental Health Study, Colombia. 30 Jul 2009
• Beyond randomized controlled trials in attempted suicide research. 30 Jul 2009
• Explaining the relation between religiousness and reduced suicidal behavior: social support rather than specific beliefs. 30 Jul 2009
• The distillation of "VISCI": towards a better identification of suicidal inmates. 30 Jul 2009
• Juvenile suicide in confinement--findings from the first national survey. 30 Jul 2009
• What's your risk of suicide? 30 Jul 2009

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Suicide'

Definition: The act of killing oneself.

Descriptor UI: D013405

Alternative terms: Suicide; Suicides;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145.126.980.875; I01.880.735.856;

Technical Notes: PARASUICIDE is also available