Suicide News

Losing Hope for Sleep Can Hike Suicide Risk

February 16th, 2013
Losing Hope for Sleep Can Hike Suicide Risk When people lose hope they will ever get another good night's sleep, their risk of suicide spikes, according ...

Attachment Anxiety Lowers Immunity — But Can Be Overcome

February 12th, 2013
Attachment Anxiety Lowers Immunity -- But Can Be Overcome  We all understand that concern over a relationship can influence our mental health. Anxiety, depression, appetite ...

Online Or In Person Makes Little Difference in Bullying’s Effect

February 12th, 2013
Online Or In Person Makes Little Difference to Bullying's EffectA new study finds that how a child is bullied is relatively inconsequential, as all bullying ...

Past Physical, Sexual Attack Ups Risk of Military Suicide

January 22nd, 2013
Past Physical, Sexual Attack Ups Risk of Military SuicideWith the alarming rise in suicides among current and former military personnel, researchers are trying to tease apart risk ...

Online Personality Influences Real-Life Identity

January 21st, 2013
Online Personality Influences Real-Life Identity One rapidly expanding area of psychological research is the study of how participation in social media affects everyday relationships and behavior. Contrary to the perception ...

Researchers Learn About Pain From Morphine Failures

January 7th, 2013
Researchers Learn About Pain From Morphine FailuresMorphine is often the last resort to relieve intractable pain; however, for some unfortunate individuals the medication actually causes more pain. A new ...

Brain Chemical More Active In Suicidal Behavior

December 16th, 2012
Brain Chemical More Active In Suicidal BehaviorResearchers have found that an important brain chemical is more active in the brains of people who attempt suicide. An international research ...

Understanding Suicide Risk Among African-American Women

December 14th, 2012
Understanding Suicide Risk Among African-American Women Learning more about the root cause of suicidal ideation is a core task for mental health providers as discovering why people contemplate ...

Therapy Helps Kids Rebound from PTSD

December 13th, 2012
Therapy Helps Kids Rebound from PTSDWhile most attention regarding post-traumatic stress disorder has focused on adults, a new study reviews treatment approaches designed to aid children with PTSD. In a ...

Psychological Complaints Not Tied to a Full Moon

November 20th, 2012
Psychological Complaints Not Tied to a Full MoonForget the vampire movies and the link between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. New research ...