suicide prevention

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
Nitrous Oxide (“Laughing Gas”) May Have Rapid-Acting Anti-Suicidal Effects
Newly reported analysis of the results of three small clinical trials indicates that the gas nitrous oxide (N₂O) may have rapid-acting anti-suicidal effects. Nitrous oxide is often called laughing… Read More
Analysis of Gene-Expression Profiles in Suicide Implicates 5 Genes and Several Biological Mechanisms
Two of the most important goals in suicide research are developing methods of predicting individual risk and identifying measures that might contribute to prevention. Read More
Folic Acid Supplements Were Associated With Lower Suicidality in Large Database Study
While there is some evidence that the number of U.S. suicides has leveled off or even declined slightly in the 2 most recent years for which statistics are available (2019 and 2020), there continues… Read More
Folic Acid Supplements Were Associated With Lower Suicidality in Large Database Study
While there is some evidence that the number of U.S. suicides has leveled off or even declined slightly in the 2 most recent years for which statistics are available (2019 and 2020), there continues… Read More