Adolescent abuse and Attempted Suicide A Case Report

Adolescent suicide and attempted suicide.

Attempted suicide with acepromazine maleate: a case report.

1.25 g acepromazine maleate was consumed by a young woman in an unsuccessful suicide attempt. The drug is used extensively as an anesthetic premedication in veterinary practice. The woman had worked as a lay veterinary assistant. The clinical signs of toxicity were in part consistent with phenothiazine over-dosage in the human and were inconsistent with signs usually observed in animals.

A very unusual case of attempted suicide

We would like to present a case report of a very unusual suicide attempt. A 48-year-old female patient tried to commit suicide by stabbing herself with a kitchen knife into her neck. Suicide by self-stabbing is uncommon, constituting only 1-3% of suicide attempts. Patients with self-inflicted stab wounds may have a higher incidence of surgical interventions based on the stab location. Surprisin...

Suicide and attempted suicide

Accurate prediction of suicide risk remains a challenge, in its prevention. Many people with psychiatric disorders do not manifest suicidal behaviour, suggesting the importance of diathesis, or susceptibility to suicide, in addition to associated disorders. At present there are no biomarkers to predict suicidal behaviour. The authors of this article have attempted to describe the neurobiology o...

Suicide and Attempted Suicide

The facts about suicide and attempted suicide, num