Suicidal Ideation and Behavior

Every year, 100,000 children testify in court. Their testimony can help convict child abusers, determine outcomes in custody cases, and provide vital eyewitness testimony in both criminal ... Read More

A new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry suggests the children of mothers who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—a ... Read More

Blueberries could help correct some of the biochemical factors that lead to depression and suicidal thoughts among people with posttraumatic stress (PTSD), according to a study presented ... Read More

A combination of questionnaires and blood tests could assess suicide risk in women with psychiatric conditions, according to a study published in Molecular Psychiatry. According to the ... Read More

Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of suicide. Details have been altered to protect client privacy. Bill promised not to kill himself, as long as he could continue to see ... Read More

An Inspector General’s report released last month from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found some calls to the agency’s suicide prevention hotline were misdirected to voicemail—a ... Read More

In Washington state, an extensive effort is underway to reduce suicides, specifically firearm-related suicides, which in 2014 accounted for more than half the suicides statewide. Like many ... Read More

Mothers of children with autism are usually primary caregivers and care coordinators, often giving up outside interests and even careers to tend to their children’s needs. A new study ... Read More

Drugs that treat attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) may lower the risk of suicide among teens who take the drugs, according to correspondence published in The Lancet Psychiatry. The ... Read More

When high school student Meah Rey first joined Pizza Klatch, she had never met another person who identified as pansexual—a sexual orientation describing an attraction to people of ... Read More

As politicians, mental health experts, and community health leaders continue to explore options for reducing gun violence, two new studies aim to understand the issue. One study, led by ... Read More

Friends and family of suicide victims are more likely to attempt suicide themselves, according to a British study published in BMJ Open. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ... Read More