Public policies should be looking to increase awareness of the link between alcohol and suicide and to assess and treat problematic alcohol use as a way to prevent suicide.
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Self-blame was found to be associated with experiencing suicidal thoughts.
In a thin-obsessed culture, fatness has become its own kind of monster.
Canada’s planned expansion of MAID to mental illness is based on ignorance — if not outright disregard — of fundamental suicide prevention principles.
Nearly 1 in 5 US teenagers battle depression. But parents can help by communicating openly, creating a behavior contract and finding low-pressure opportunities to interact with their teen.
Around one current or former emergency services worker dies from suicide every month. For military veterans, that rate is one every single week. Their families need support.
Jessie Cole’s memoir traces a love affair: a long-distance relationship with an unnamed, older lover. It’s set against layers of thinking about love, desire, bodies and ecological disaster.
Artificial Intelligence has great potential to save the lives of mental health patients.
Bourdain’s brother, Christopher, has called for the publisher, Simon & Schuster, to halt publication until the book’s ‘many errors were corrected.’
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a multifaceted disorder. There are complex reasons why this population may be at higher risk for suicide, suicide attempts and suicidal ideation.
In a new study, a single infusion of the antidepressant – along with repeated exposure to positive imagery – significantly reduced symptoms in depressed patients in a clinical trial.
If we consider suicide rates within age groups, men over 85 are at three times the average risk. We should make sure older men have ways to express when they’re not coping and seek help.
Role play and drama offer young people struggling with mental health issues an opportunity to explore the feelings that can lead to suicide.
Youth suicides in the US have increased by around 50% over the past decade – gun availability is a big part of that trend.
The evidence presented and initial findings show how important the royal commission is.
Reality shows now have a duty of care to their contestants
Terminally ill patients who seek an assisted death have no desire to end their life. Calling their decision ‘assisted suicide’ can have harmful consequences.
New research has found suicides increase during drought, and climate change will see more drought in Australia.
A significant number of Rwanda’s LGBT community experience hostility. This includes at work and when trying to access health services.
New research shows how threats of self-harm and suicide are a tactic of coercive control men use against female partners.
Top contributors
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Associate professor, Orygen, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Conjoint Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Director, Open Door: Understanding and Supporting Service Personnel and their Families, Flinders University
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor at Flinders University and Director for International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding, University of South Australia
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Director, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
