suicide

Sleep Disturbances in Preadolescents Predicted Increased Depression Severity, Self-Harm Behaviors the Following Week
For the first time, researchers have obtained evidence establishing a potentially predictive connection between disturbances in sleep and the occurrence of depression and self-harming behaviors in… Read More
Vulnerability to Acute Stress-Related Suicide Risk is Linked in Study to Expression of an Immune-Related Brain Protein
There is new evidence in the continuing effort by researchers to probe how depression, stress, and inflammation affect the risk of suicide and suicidal behavior. Read More
Study Reveals New Details About Relationship Between Suicidal Ideation/Attempt and Alterations in the Immune System
Inflammation in the body causes physical pain each day for untold millions of people, and in that respect it is a well-known and well-understood medical problem. Much less well understood is the role… Read More
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Decreased Suicide Attempts in Youths With Bipolar Disorder
Among young people under age 18 who are diagnosed with disorders on the bipolar spectrum (BD), as many as one in two attempts suicide. Of all psychiatric diagnoses in this age group, BD is associated… Read More
Suicide Risk Fluctuates Across the Menstrual Cycle, Affecting Different Women Differently, Study Finds
Women and men are known to have different vulnerabilities to psychiatric and other illnesses. There are a variety of reasons, including biological differences between the sexes and a vast number of… Read More