Mental illnesses like depression and suicide ideations are more likely to occur in young adults if they were bullied as a child.
Date Posted: October 11, 2019
Categories: Bullying, Suicide Prevention
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Young adolescents who are victims of bullying are more likely to attempt suicide, especially when they are bullied frequently. As such, specialized interventions need to be invented to cater to the needs of such adolescents in order to help them ...
Aug 22
Categories: Bullying, Suicide Prevention
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A recent finding suggests that more than 33% of U.S. Army soldiers do not have a history of mental illness.
Sep 8
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Many of us are prone to the hindsight bias, in which we think about how the outcome would be different if we did something differently. It is possible to identify suicidal ideation based on the words used by the person. Most people who are suicidal ...
Jun 28
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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Research shows that combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days following either mental health specialty or primary care outpatient visits.
Jun 5
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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A new study reports that genetic susceptibility to bipolar disorder can increase the risk for suicide attempt, but only among those who have also experienced traumatic stress.
May 31
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar, Suicide Prevention
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A specific kind of brain stimulation has been found to be effective in reducing suicidal thinking in a significant portion of people with hard-to-treat depression.
May 14
Categories: Depression, Suicide Prevention
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Suicide and self-harm remain taboo topics in schools, despite the fact youth suicide has reached a ten year high. Parents and teachers are often concerned that talking about suicide will put ideas in young minds, while, in reality, these ...
Oct 24
Categories: Self-Harm, Suicide Prevention, Teenage Issues
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It’s a terrifying thought that someone we know or love may be contemplating suicide. We may feel helpless and unsure of what to do. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States created a campaign with five simple steps to help you ...
Sep 7
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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Suicide usually stems from feelings of despair and the belief that change is not possible. Nothing about how you are and what you are going through feels good. With these feelings and beliefs, it can lead to the thought that suicide is an option. ...
Jul 29
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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Perfectionism: the tendency some people have to hold themselves to consistently impossible standards and/or feeling the need to meet or surpass the lofty expectations of others.
Jul 28
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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The Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" follows high-school student Hannah Baker, who commits suicide and leaves behind cassette tapes that explain 13 reasons she took her own life. The show has garnered mass attention amongst teens, but not necessarily ...
May 16
Categories: Bullying, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Depression, Suicide ...
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As suicide rates continue to climb, psychologists and public health officials scramble to find solutions. Michael Nadorff, a psychologist at Mississippi State University, argues that one treatable risk factor has been hiding in the dark: nightmares.
Jan 14
Categories: Depression, Sleep Disorders, Suicide Prevention
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Today, the 10th of September, is World Suicide Prevention Day. One of the most prominent questions surrounding suicide is "Why did they do it?" In considering people’s motivations for killing themselves, it is essential to recognize that most ...
Sep 10
Categories: Depression, Suicide Prevention
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Called the “Dark Tetrad,” this combination of traits may explain why some teens are able to taunt, harass, and bully others online — sometimes to the point of no return.
Jul 13
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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