Suicide
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Reports of suicidality in clinical trials of montelukast.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: In recent years, a number of drugs and drug classes have come under scrutiny by the US Food and Drug Administration regarding suicidality (including suicidal behavior and ideation). OBJECTIVE: We sought to perform 2 reviews (requested by ... Read more...

Varenicline and suicidal behaviour: a cohort study based on data from the General Practice Research Database.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether varenicline, a recently licensed smoking cessation product, is associated with an increased risk of suicide and suicidal behaviour compared with alternative treatments bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy. ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Suicide'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Mefloquine has more adverse effects than other drugs for malaria prophylaxis. 11 Oct 2009
• Unemployment and suicide: is alcohol the missing link? 8 Oct 2009
• Assessing risk: Data from montelukast clinical trials. 29 Sep 2009
• Reports of suicidality in clinical trials of montelukast. 29 Sep 2009
• Varenicline and suicidal behaviour: a cohort study based on data from the General Practice Research Database. 29 Sep 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
• Benefits exceed risks of newer antidepressant medications in youth--maybe not. 29 Sep 2009
• Benefits exceed risks of newer antidepressant medications in youth--maybe. 29 Sep 2009
• Who uses firearms as a means of suicide? A population study exploring firearm accessibility and method choice. 22 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
• Global patterns of mortality in young people: a systematic analysis of population health data. 10 Sep 2009
• Young people: not as healthy as they seem. 10 Sep 2009
• [Depression in the elderly] 7 Sep 2009
• [Depression in men: stress, risk factors and symptoms] 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

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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