Clues to whether a person is at risk for suicide could lie in a simple blood test, a new study suggests.

Chemical changes to a gene involved in the brain’s…

The overall suicide rate among children ages 5 to 11 was stable during the 20 years from 1993 to 2012 but that obscures racial differences that show…

Deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom was not associated with suicide in a study of more than 3.9 million U.S. military personnel in the Air…

A suicide attempt by a parent increased the odds nearly 5-fold that a child would attempt suicide, according to a report published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

A virtual patient, the electronic medical record, and questions about how well patients sleep appear effective new tools in recognizing suicide risk, researchers say.

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Someone with access to firearms is three times more likely to commit suicide and nearly twice as likely to be the victim of a homicide as someone who does…

Twice as many Americans commit suicide in states where most households have a gun than in states with low rates of gun ownership, according to a new study.

Several studies…

When people lose hope that they will ever get another good night’s sleep, they become at high risk for suicide, researchers report.

Insomnia and nightmares,…

Nearly one in 12 American stroke survivors may have contemplated suicide or wished themselves dead, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association’s International…

The findings of a new study raise questions about the previously reported link between a new class of antidepressant drugs and an increased risk of suicide. Specifically, the suicide rates…

The number of soldiers who took their own lives while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan rose in 2005 over the previous year, as the U.S. Army experienced its highest…

Parents who have cared for a dying child at home may be at higher risk of suicide after the child dies, by overdosing on the powerful painkillers used to ease the…

The small number of suicide attempts across the trials make the results of the meta-analysis difficult for physicians and policymakers to use, write Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D., of McLean Hospital, Belmont,…

The number of Japanese killing themselves in groups after meeting through the Internet - strangers afraid to die alone - soared to a record 91 last year, nearly…

A history of major depression and a past suicide attempt seem to be tied to an increased risk of seizures and epilepsy, according to the findings of a population-based study…

Men with severe depression are more likely to commit suicide if they abuse alcohol and have “cluster B” personality disorder, which relates to impulsive and/or aggressive behavior, new study findings suggest.

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A Swiss hospital will allow terminally ill patients to commit suicide within its walls, a spokesman said on Sunday, becoming the first in the country to allow the practice.

Abuse between spouses or partners can take several forms: physical, sexual, and emotional. Physical abuse or battering is most often perpetrated by a male on a female partner, but women do batter men and abuse…

Epidemiology
Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately 75 people commit suicide each day in the United States (25,000 per year). Many more people attempt suicide. The overall…

Adults taking the antidepressant Paxil (also known as Seroxat or paroxetine) should be monitored closely because the drug may increase the risk of suicide attempts, Norwegian investigators conclude after analyzing…

It increases men’s suicide risk ninefold, and triples the risk for women.

Highly anxious and nervous men are nine times more likely to attempt suicide within the next five years,…

For people who have attempted suicide, a 10-session course of cognitive therapy aimed at coping with factors that trigger suicidal ideas, reduces the rate of subsequent suicide attempts by 50 percent.…

Shorter men may be more likely than their taller peers to commit suicide - suggesting, researchers say, that various factors related to growth and development also affect suicide risk later…

Suicide is the number one cause of death among people between 20 and 35 years old in China, where an estimated quarter of a million people a year - or 685…