September 30, 2024 by Kaiser Permanente After suicide care was integrated into routine primary care visits, researchers saw a 25% decrease in the rate of suicide attempts in the following 90 days, a new Kaiser Permanente study finds. The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is the first to show that suicide risk...
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Study finds folic acid treatment is associated with decreased risk of suicide attempts
by University of Chicago Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the US, with more than 45,000 people dying by suicide in 2020. Experts recommend many strategies and treatments to decrease the risk of suicide, including psychotherapy, peer support, economic support, and medications like antidepressants. Few if any...
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SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AMONG BLACK TEENS ROSE 73% FROM 1991-2017
“The rise in suicide rates among black youth can most likely be traced back to an internalization of issues around structural racism in America, along with a lack of coping mechanisms and lack of investment in mental health services in black communities,” says Sean Joe, professor of social development at Washington University in St. Louis...