U.S. Senator Harry Reid on suicide prevention As a survivor of the suicide loss of his father, Sen. Harry Reid calls on a very personal tragedy to influence mental health policy in our nation A ...
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Primary Care
Primary Care: A key to suicide prevention Suicidal patients. They’re passing through the offices of internists, family practitioners and other primary care providers (PCPs) in droves, often ...
Violent end for cultural icon
American “gonzo journalist” Hunter S. Thompson exemplified a male psyche of independence, strength and resistance to seeking help. Thompson, who died by suicide at age 67, had struggled with ...
Physician education is key
Physician education in depression prevents suicide. So does restricting access to lethal means. This is borne out by a comprehensive review of research literature from 1966 to June 2005 for ...
Storm surge
The suicides are starting to swell. These deaths—sudden, violent and wrenching—bring a whole new wave of grief and despair to former Gulf Coast residents, some of them now back home, most still ...
Rural America
Mental health research suggests that loss is a risk for suicide attempt and completion. Sudden loss, such as that brought about by the diagnosis of a terminal illness or threat of incarceration, ...
Sowing hope
Sowing hope Psychologist-farmer Mike Rosmann toils to prevent suicide in agricultural communities Psychologist and farmer is a rare combination of occupations, yet Mike Rosmann lays claim to ...
Guns and suicide
Where there are more guns, there are more suicides, the National Research Council (NRC) concluded in a report on firearm policy released last winter. Areas with higher household gun ownership ...
Rural prevention lessons
Suicide rates in rural and remote frontier regions are significantly higher than in urban areas. Moreover, the impact of suicide is much greater in rural America because of its tightknit, ...
Male frailty
If you’re male, you’re at higher risk for suicide. That’s a fact. Equality of the sexes doesn’t exist when it comes to suicide. That’s because men are four times more likely to die by suicide ...