Focus on Suicide

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Brief Report

Suicide and Happiness: Two Potential Sustainable Development Goal Indicators for Mental Health

September 15, 2020

Suicide rates are an indicator used to monitor mental health in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. This study analyzed WHO and UN data from 62 countries to see if...

Shu-Sen Chang, Chia-Yueh Hsu, David Gunnell

Original Research

Esketamine Nasal Spray Rapidly Reduces Depression

May 12, 2020

There is an unmet need in patients with depression and active suicidal ideation for new therapies that can rapidly bridge the gap until antidepressants take effect. Read this article...

Wayne C. Drevets, Dawn F. Ionescu, Gerard Sanacora, et al

Original Research

Machine Learning Algorithms and Suicide Risk

April 21, 2020

Machines that predict suicide would be great if clinicians agreed with their assessment. Why don' t they? Because key features carry more weight than others.

Lily A. Brown, Kathy Benhamou, Alexis M. May, et al

Original Research

Heterogeneity in the Timing of Suicide Attempt Onset

April 7, 2020

Research suggests substantial age differences in suicide and suicide attempt rates. To better understand this heterogeneity, this study compared psychiatric, family history, and sociodemographic characteristics among 4 suicide attempter...

Hugo Peyre, Nicolas Hoertel, Frédéric Limosin, et al

Original Research

Nocturnal Wakefulness and Season and Method of Suicide

February 25, 2020

Insomnia is a risk factor for suicide, and suicide risk is highest at night. Read this report to learn if this nocturnal risk is affected by other variables such...

Mathias Basner, Subhajit Chakravorty, Michael L. Perlis, et al

Original Research

Hopelessness in Suicidal Ideation

February 11, 2020

Read a study considering whether hopelessness an essential precondition for suicidal ideation in patients with depressive disorder.

Erkki T. Isometsä, Maria A. Oquendo, Gregory K. Brown, et al