Focus on Suicide
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Original Research
Assessing Suicide Risk Reduction in the Interval before Death by Suicide Using Natural Language Processing
October 16, 2026
EHRs of patients classified as being at high suicide risk whose high-risk indication was removed and who died by suicide within 6 months had more psychotherapy-oriented terminology than EHRs...
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Neurocognition and Impulsivity in Veterans with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: Suicide Attempters Versus Nonattempters
October 29, 2025
Poorer working memory is associated with suicide attempt independent of depression, while verbal learning impairments associated with suicide attempt may be influenced by depression.
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Prescription Patterns in Canadian Operational Stress Injury Clinics: An In-Depth Examination of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Practices
November 5, 2026
The findings highlight the challenges of applying guideline-based care to patients with chronic, complex PTSD and underscore the need for further research on sequenced and combined pharmacologic strategies.
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Original Research
Five-Year Outcomes of First Suicide Attempts: Lethality, Recurrence, and Mortality
September 1, 2025
Recurrence of suicide attempt occurred in 37.2% of patients, with 27.8% having ≥3 attempts. Alcohol use predicted high-lethality first attempts, and female sex predicted multiple reattempts.
Original Research
Actigraphy-Measured Sleep/Wake Characteristics Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults With Depression and High Suicide Risk
July 14, 2025
Measures of sleep/wake rhythm disruption were independently associated with higher level of suicidal ideation in this sample of older adults at high risk for suicide.
Original Research
Using Natural Language Processing to Evaluate Differences in Psychotherapeutic Services for PTSD in a Suicide-Risk-Stratified Veteran Sample
April 8, 2026
Psychotherapeutic care for PTSD differed for patients who did and did not die by suicide, suggesting the importance of developing risk-tier-specific care.
Original Research
Comparing Risk Prediction for Suicide Attempts and Deaths After Emergency Department Visits
March 4, 2026
Distinct factors predict nonfatal and fatal suicidal events. Male sex and depression are the strongest predictors for fatal events; being under 65 years of age and suicidal ideation are...
Commentary
Precision Medicine for Suicide Prevention: It’s Time to Take the Next Step
December 22, 2025
The authors recommend moving toward a precision medicine approach to suicide prevention that considers the person, their circumstances and biology, treatment delivery context, and conditions that contribute to the...
Original Research
Triple Network Model–Based Functional Dysconnectivity in Young People With Major Affective Disorders With or Without Suicidal Ideation
November 19, 2025
In young people with major affective disorders, suicidality is associated with extensive functional dysconnectivity in the triple networks (default mode network, salience network, and frontoparietal network).
