Suicide - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 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...

Familial aggregation of suicide explained by cluster B traits: a three-group family study of suicide controlling for major depressive disorder.

13 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: There is substantial evidence suggesting that suicide aggregates in families. However, the extent of overlap between the liability to suicide and psychiatric disorders, particularly major depressive disorder, remains an important issue. ... 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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Suicide - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Unemployment and suicide: is alcohol the missing link? 8 Oct 2009
• Greater evidence of dissociative symptoms noted in general practitioners attending an educational session on dissociation. 29 Sep 2009
• Suicide from the Golden Gate Bridge. 29 Sep 2009
• Toxic sequelae of childhood sexual abuse. 29 Sep 2009
• In search of endophenotypes for suicidal behavior. 29 Sep 2009
• Familial aggregation of suicide explained by cluster B traits: a three-group family study of suicide controlling for major depressive disorder. 13 Sep 2009
• Examining student perspectives on suicidal behaviour and its prevention in Sri Lanka. 30 Aug 2009
• [Non-systematic literature review on suicide prevention may mislead] 30 Aug 2009
• Unveiling the mystery about adult ADHD: one woman's journey. 30 Aug 2009
• ["Death sleeps in life and life sleeps in death". The enigma of suicide--the example Stig Dagerman] 30 Aug 2009
• Genetic studies of drug response and side effects in the STAR*D study, part 2. 30 Aug 2009
• Suicide attempts, gender, and sexual abuse: data from the 2000 British Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical messages from the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS). 30 Aug 2009
• The "dark side" of the strength of weak ties: the diffusion of suicidal thoughts. 30 Aug 2009
• Self-reported history of sexual coercion and rape negatively impacts resilience to suicide among women students. 30 Aug 2009
• Suicidality, problem-solving skills, attachment style, and hopelessness in Turkish students. 30 Aug 2009
• Genome-wide association study of suicidal ideation emerging during citalopram treatment of depressed outpatients. 30 Aug 2009
• Online social networks and wellbeing. 13 Aug 2009
• Copycat effects after media reports on suicide: a population-based ecologic study. 11 Aug 2009
• Cross-national analysis of the associations among mental disorders and suicidal behavior: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. 9 Aug 2009

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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