Preventing suicide is everybody’s business: a global perspective #LancetSuicideSeminar
The Mental Elf,
Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam summarises the recently published Lancet Seminar on Suicide and Self-Harm, and highlights the free…
Disclosing self-harm history: people’s attributes and risk factors
The Mental Elf,
Holly Crudgington reviews a recent study from Manchester, which explores characteristics and risk of repetition in people who…
After a Suicide Attempt, the Risk of Another Try
Well - New York Times,
More than a million adults and 8 percent of high school students attempt to take their own lives, and many will try again.
Novel 'Collaborative' Therapy Offered To People Who Attempt Suicide Significantly Reduces Risk Of Future Attempts
Medical Daily,
A new study finds that a personalized 3 week-long course of therapy, followed by regular letters from their therapist afterwards…
Chances Of A Repeat Suicide Attempt Drop With New Therapy Plus Regular Therapist Letters
Medical Daily,
A personalized three-week-long course of therapy followed by regular letters from a therapist can help people who have…
Why Do People Kill Themselves? New Warning Signs
Curious?,
For decades, scientists have been trying to understand and predict who is going to go beyond talking about death to actually…