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Study Examines Risk of Suicidal Thoughts Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Some may call an adult who survived childhood cancer blessed. For some of those survivors, this description misses the mark. In fact, these survivors have an increased risk for suicidal thoughts, even if it has been decades since their last cancer treatment.
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The Dangers of Copycat Suicide
When a high-profile or celebrity commits suicide, it’s predictably all over the news. In fact, you can’t escape the mass media coverage. Not only do the headlines scream out from the front pages of newspapers, but the television coverage is blatantly exploitative, prying into every nook and cranny of the celebrity’s life – before, during and after the suicide. Then, there’s the Internet and satellite TV, which greatly expand the global reach of the news. The result is that all these factors contribute to social learning that magnifies the danger and increases the probability of widespread copycat suicide pandemics.
Intravenous Ketamine Treatment in Depressed Patients Reduces Suicidal Tendencies
Treating depression with medication can be a precarious approach. The physician is faced with a dilemma as the patient may be suicidal and needs medication to take rapid affect. At the same time, the patient may be prone to addiction and prescribing something for the depression could lead to other problems.
The Science Daily recently reported that specific drug treatment options for depression can take weeks to deliver the desired beneficial effects. This is clearly a risk factor when the depressed individual is prone to be suicidal.
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Mental Disorders Beyond Depression Can Lead to Suicide
Suicidal behavior is something doctors and loved ones often look for in depressive individuals, although new research shows this awareness needs to extend to additional mental disorders.
With a summary posted in Science Daily, this research suggests there is a wide range of mental disorders that can increase the odds of thinking about suicide and making attempts on one’s own life.
Even though depression is still considered one of the strongest predictors of suicidal thoughts, disorders characterized by an anxiety and poor impulse-control actually best predict which people will act on such thoughts, especially in developing countries.
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