Lori Youmshajekian July 12, 2023 Following reports that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is looking into instances of suicide or self-harm after patients took the weight loss drugs semaglutide or liraglutide, the manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, issued a statement to Medscape in which it says it “remains confident in the benefit risk profile of the products and remains...
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Melatonin a New Way to Reduce Self-Harm?
Pauline Anderson March 27, 2023 The sleep aid melatonin is associated with a reduced risk of self-harm in adolescents with psychiatric disorders, new research suggests. However, at least one expert has some concerns about the strength of the evidence. The results suggest improving sleep hygiene in this population may reduce self-injury, study investigator Sarah E. Bergen, PhD, associate professor,...
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Autism, ADHD and school absence are risk factors for self-harm, according to new study
by King’s College London Research led by King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analyzed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old. Published in BMC Medicine the study found that the risk for self-harm presenting to hospital emergency departments was nearly three times higher for boys with...
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Autism, ADHD and school absence are risk factors for self-harm, according to new study
by King’s College London Research led by King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analyzed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old. Published in BMC Medicine the study found that the risk for self-harm presenting to hospital emergency departments was nearly three times higher for boys with autism...
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Doctors should change the way that they ask patients about self-harm and suicide
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Doctors can better help patients with mental health concerns by adopting a different questioning style around self-harm and suicide, experts have said. New research warns patients may find it difficult to disclose thoughts of self-harm because of the way in which GPs ask about them. Academics who examined consultations found that GPs...