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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…
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About 1.4% of U.S. adults (over 3 million people) experience Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a typical year. But BPD is difficult to treat. Evidence for the effectiveness of medications…
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Two of the most important goals in suicide research are developing methods of predicting individual risk and identifying measures that might contribute to prevention.
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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…
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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…
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