Quiet preteens who feel they're a burden on others are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and behaviors, a new study reports.
Criticism from parents or caregivers also increased the likelihood of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, researchers found.
Preteen girls ...
More middle-aged Black and Native Americans are now falling prey to “deaths of despair” than whites, a new study finds.
These deaths -- from suicide, drug overdose and alcoholic liver disease -- initially had been more common among whites.
But a new analysis ha...
Suicides among U.S. college athletes have doubled over the past two years, according to data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Suicide is now the second most common cause of death for college athletes after accidents, results show.
“Athlet...
U.S. rates of suicide by all methods rose steadily for adolescents between 1999 and 2020, a new analysis shows.
During those two decades, over 47,000 Americans between the ages 10 and 19 lost their lives to suicide, the report found, and there have been sharp increases ...
Suicidal thoughts and contemplation of death haunt the minds of many rural Black men in the United States, a new study reports.
One in three rural Black men said they had such dark thoughts within the past two weeks, University of Georgia researchers found.
These t...
People diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a marked decline in their two-year risk for death once they start taking medication, new research shows.
That w...
When states let gun owners carry a firearm openly without a permit, death rates soar.
Significantly more people died by firearms and suicides in states that have relaxed open carry laws, a nine-year study of death data from all 50 states shows.
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Teens have a higher risk of self-injury -- deliberately cutting or burning themselves -- if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling parent, a new study shows.
Teenagers were nearly five times more likely to self-injure if, when they were 6, their moms and dads...
One out of every five adults who attempt suicide never met the criteria for a mental illness by the time the attempt happened, new research shows.
“This finding challenges clinical notions of who is at risk for suicidal behavior and raises questions about the safety of...
Data from dozens of studies supports the notion that mental health crises are a big factor behind rising rates of maternal deaths during and around pregnancy in the United States.
“We need to bring this to the attention of the public and policymakers to demand action t...
People treated at psychiatric hospitals are at highest risk of committing suicide immediately after their discharge if they suffer from depression, a new study reports.
Patients hospitalized for depression are hundreds of times more likely to commit suicide within the fi...
Increased access to prescription opioids has driven up U.S. suicide rates by making it easier to women to end their lives, a new study claims.
The study also blames a shrinking federal safety net during tough economic times for rising suicide rates.
“We contend t...
Reducing homelessness by 25% could save nearly 2,000 lives lost each year to opioid overdoses, a new study estimates.
It also could save 850 lives from alcohol poisoning and 540 from cocaine overdoses, researchers from the University of Georgia estimate.
This is th...
High school students who smoke, drink or use weed are more likely to be emotionally troubled and have suicidal thoughts, a new study finds.
Teens who turn to nicotine, alcohol or marijuana are more likely to think about suicide, feel depressed or anxious, have psychotic ...
If your preteen or teen skips school activities and social events, it may be more than the typically moody behavior of adolescence, new research warns.
Being socially withdrawn and having physical discomforts such as headaches, nausea or stomachaches as a preteen may boo...
Drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, which have become a wildly popular way to lose weight or battle diabetes, show no link to suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
“Our preliminary evaluation has not found evidence that use of th...
Depression that emerges around the time of pregnancy raises a woman's risk for suicide sharply and for many years, new Swedish research shows.
The study found that a new mom's odds for suicide soars seven-fold in the year after a diagnosis of perinatal depression -- depr...
Folks who take Ozempic or Wegovy for diabetes and weight loss need not worry about a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or feelings while on the medications, a new, large review finds.
In the study, which was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, researchers tu...
The Vietnam war was a traumatic event in American history, most especially for those who served.
However, there's a glimmer of good news from recent research: Suicide rates for Vietnam veterans over the past four decades were no higher than that of the general population...
Most women know that their menstrual cycle can affect their mood. Now, new research suggests suicidal thoughts may peak at certain points during the monthly cycle.
The finding could have an upside, helping people pinpoint when they might be most vulnerable to suicide, so...
Suicide rates for Black women and girls ages 15 to 24 have more than doubled over the past two decades, a new report finds.
“Suicides are rapidly increasingly among young, Black females in the U.S.,” said study first author
Suicide rates for Americans under the age of 18 are rising at unprecedented rates, and a new report points to a likely culprit: The ongoing epidemic of opioid abuse.
It's not that more kids and teens became abusers of opioids, it's that conditions in their environments w...
The latest national data show that when it comes to suicide, Americans are increasingly resorting to firearms as their method of choice.
An analysis by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that of the nearly 50,000 suicides recorded in...
U.S. suicide numbers reached a grim new high in 2022.
The increase was most acute among women over the age of 24, according to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Overall, almost 49,500 people lost their lives to suicide in 20...
A year after suffering a concussion, teens, especially boys, are more likely than their peers to think about, plan and even attempt suicide, new research finds.
With more concussions, the risk grows.
Teen boys who reported two or more concussions in the past year w...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 (Healthday News) -- As U.S. suicide rates continue to rise, new government data shows older men have become the most susceptible.
In a report published Wednesday, researchers fr...
The gap in life expectancy between American men and women is now the biggest it has been since the mid-1990s -- almost six years.
The pandemic and opioid overdoses are key factors in the gender difference in longevity, said researchers from the University of California, ...
More than a year after its launch, public awareness of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline remains moderate, a new survey found.
However, awareness is highest among people who need it most -- those in serious psychological distress.
Survey participants w...
Many law enforcement officers own firearms but fail to store them properly, claims a study that points to an increased risk of suicide.
Police officers are also more likely to have suicidal thoughts, according to research from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.
New research has discovered 12 gene variants that may be tied to an increased risk of attempting suicide.
These genes also may have links with physical and mental health woes, including chronic pain, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), lung conditions and h...
Megan Thee Stallion is urging you to check on your friends.
The rapper, whose offstage name is Megan Pete, is part of a new public service announcement called Seize the Awkward, a national campaign to encourage ...
The Biden administration is allocating $232.2 million in grants to help stem suicides and improve behavioral health care for at-risk groups.
Suicide is happening at an “alarming” rate, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Last ye...
Nurses, health technicians and health care support workers face a higher risk of suicide than the general U.S. population does, an alarming new study shows.
Researchers pointed out these workers have to perform stressful tasks while caring for ill patients and managing h...
As this summer has shown, the massive smoke plumes generated by wildfires can dirty the air of regions many miles away. Now a new study is raising the question of whether that pollution is contributing to suicides in rural America.
Researchers found a correlation between...
The U.S. government's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is expanding its reach to help more people.
The crisis line has now launched services in American Sign Language (ASL) to help callers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The ASL services were launched on Friday, ...
Suicides by Americans aged 10 to 24 are continuing to climb and guns are increasingly the method of choice in these tragedies, a new report finds.
Easy access to firearms can mean suicide is often impulsively done and fatal, the researchers pointed out.
"Prior rese...
Suicide has become an urgent issue among American military veterans, with rates increasing by more than 10 times in nearly two decades, a new study reveals.
"Suicide rates for post-9/11 veterans have steadily increased over the last 15 years and at a much faster pace tha...
America's emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical associations warns.
This surge in pediatric mental health emergencies...
Punishing heat is a fact of life inside America's prisons without air conditioning, and it is taking a serious toll on prisoners' mental health.
When the outside thermometer hits 90 degrees Fahrenheit or more, a new study shows that prison suicide risk jumps 36%, in com...
The mental health crisis hitting Americans shows no sign of abating, with provisional numbers for 2022 showing suicides rose by another 2.6% last year.
That follows on an overall 5% increase in suicides in 2021, noted officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
People with autism are over three times more likely than their peers without the developmental disorder to experience self-injury, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, or death by suicide, new research shows.
“In general, I think there needs to be more support for indi...
People who have bipolar disorder may have a higher risk of dying early, according to new research.
Finnish investigators say this is due to a combination of external causes -- such as suicide, accidents and violence -- and physical health issues, with alcohol a big contr...
The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has hit its one-year anniversary, and it appears that the public is increasingly turning to the number in times of darkness.
The most recent statistics show a substantial increase in call volume, with nearly 160,000 more crisis ...
The European Medicines Agency is investigating concerns that popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Saxenda may be linked to suicidal thoughts and thoughts of self-harm.
Three case reports from Iceland spurred the agency's safety committee to conduct a medication re...
New research has found that people who are transgender are far more prone to suicide than their peers.
The new study, using Denmark's centralized data repository, found that transgender people had 7.7 times the rate of suicide attempts compared to others, the study found...
For the first time ever, the nation's top panel of preventive health experts has recommended that doctors routinely screen all adult patients under 65 for anxiety disorder.
Evidence now shows that anxiety screening can help those patients find peace of mind, the U.S. Pre...
It is already known that getting enough sleep is vital to good health, but now new research suggests that having a sleep disorder is linked to suicidal thoughts in children, teens and young adults.
Treating these sleep issues could be an inroad to improving their mental ...
Suicides and homicides among young Americans are steadily increasing, U.S. federal health officials reported Thursday.
Between 2007 and 2021, suicide rates among 10- to 24-year-olds soared 62% -- from 6.8 to 11 per 100,000, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers...
About one in every seven American kids aged 5 to 17 underwent some form of mental health treatment in 2021, the latest year for which statistics are available.
So finds a new report from...
Men typically don't want to discuss mental health issues, much less get treatment for one.
That's a problem, given how many males struggle with mental health problems: Six million American men suffer from depression every year, while 3 million struggle with anxiety disor...