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Past Childhood Abuse Raises Suicide Risk in Drug Users
By Christine Hsu | Jul 18, 2013 05:17 PM EDTDrug users who suffered childhood abuse are more likely to commit suicide, a new study suggests.
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Knowing Suicide Motivations Can Help Prevent Tragedies, Study
By Christine Hsu | Jun 13, 2013 12:48 PM EDTA new study reveals some of the most common reasons why people take their own lives and provides the first scientifically tested measure for evaluating the motivations for suicide.
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Teens Significantly More Likely to Follow Suit After Being Exposed to Suicide
By Cheri Cheng | May 21, 2013 12:14 PM EDTResearchers believed that children who are exposed to suicide that was committed by a fellow schoolmate have a higher risk of developing suicidal ideation and suicide.
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Growing Group of Scientists Believes Suicide Is a Disease, Not a Symptom
By Makini Brice | May 20, 2013 03:05 PM EDTAs many as 10 percent of suicides occur in people who have no history of mental health problems.
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Almost 20 Percent of Youth At Risk for Suicide Have Guns in Their Home
By Makini Brice | May 06, 2013 02:43 PM EDTHalf of youth who commit suicide do so by firearm.
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Balance of Benefits and Harms for Screening for Suicide Insufficient, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 23, 2013 10:16 AM EDTThe U.S. Preventative Services Task Force reported that screenings for suicidal risks might not be as effective as previously thought.
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Study Finds Brain Cells Miscommunicating Causes Depression
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 18, 2013 02:10 PM EDTA new study reports that depression might be caused by the lack of communication between brain cells rather than the levels of serotonin.
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Miracle Baby Survives 8-Story Fall in Manhattan
By Makini Brice | Mar 14, 2013 06:32 PM EDTHe is now in critical but stable condition, though police now say that he survived with just a few scratches and minor injuries.
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Autistic Children May Be Significantly More Likely to Contemplate, Attempt Suicide
By Makini Brice | Mar 13, 2013 01:58 PM EDTResearchers found that parents of children with autism were 28 times more likely to report that their child idealized suicide or had attempted it, compared to neurotypical children.
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Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Found Dead in His Home After Being Accused of Secretly Taping His Patients
By Christine Hsu | Feb 20, 2013 12:45 PM ESTPolice say that a shamed gynecologist who was recently fired for secretly videotaping and photographing his female patients was found dead in his Maryland home Monday morning after he committed suicide.
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Insomnia, Despair about Sleep May Raise Risk of Suicide
By Makini Brice | Feb 15, 2013 01:40 PM ESTFor people who fear that they will never have a good night of sleep again, suicidal thoughts may increase.
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1 in 12 Stroke Survivors Think about Committing Suicide
By Affirunisa Kankudti | Feb 08, 2013 07:33 AM ESTNearly 8 percent of all stroke survivors, or one in every 12 persons who has had a stroke wishes to commit suicide, says a new study. Researchers found that even though people dealing with other conditions like heart disease and cancer thought about suicide, it was people dealing with post-stroke depression that had the highest rates of suicide contemplation.
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'Cat Parasite' Infection More Severe Than Previously Thought
By Affirunisa Kankudti | Feb 07, 2013 09:10 AM ESTAn infectious disease that's carried mostly by cats known as acute toxoplasmosis has severe symptoms like fever, fatigue and muscle aches, says a study from University of Auckland.
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More Than Half a Million California Adults Consider Committing Suicide
By Drishya Nair | Dec 22, 2012 11:49 AM ESTIn a rather disturbing report, it was revealed that more than half a million adults in California seriously considered committing suicide last year. The revelations came through a study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The study used data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
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Suicide by Hanging/Suffocation Among Middle-Aged People Doubles: Study
By Drishya Nair | Nov 20, 2012 08:14 AM ESTAccording to a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, much of the previously reported increase in suicide cases in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010 can be attributed to an increase in hanging/suffocation. The increase in hanging/suffocation is largest among those aged between 45 and 59 years (104 percent increase), Medical Xpress reported.
