Hopeless Depression and Suicidal Symptoms in Adolescents

Suicidal ideation and bipolar-II depression symptoms.

OBJECTIVE The FDA issued a warning about a possible risk of suicidal behaviour related to 'newer' antidepressants. Suicidal behaviour is common in bipolar-II (BP-II) depression, which is frequent in outpatients, and often mixed (i.e. it has concurrent hypomanic symptoms). The study aim was to find major depressive episode (MDE) and intra-MDE hypomanic symptoms associated with suicidal ideation....

Secondhand Smoke Exposure, Depression Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation in Adults

Secondhand smoke, also called ‘environmental tobacco smoke,’ is a combination of smoke emitted from the burning end of a cigarette and smoke exhaled by a smoker. Many epidemiological studies have suggested that secondhand smoke exposure (passive smoking) is related to an increased prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and several cancers including lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. Recent res...

Bullying, depression, and suicidal ideation in Finnish adolescents: school survey.

OBJECTIVE To assess the relation between being bullied or being a bully at school, depression, and severe suicidal ideation. DESIGN A school based survey of health, health behaviour, and behaviour in school which included questions about bullying and the Beck depression inventory, which includes items asking about suicidal ideation. SETTING Secondary schools in two regions of Finland. PAR...

Anxiety symptoms as precursors of major depression and suicidal ideation.

BACKGROUND Relative to depression symptoms, the role of anxiety symptoms in the development of depression and suicidal ideation has not been well established. This study aimed to identify the anxiety and depression symptoms that confer the greatest amount of risk for depression and suicidal ideation at the population level. METHOD The PATH through Life study is an Australian community-based l...

Self-Reported Symptoms Related to Depression and Suicidal Risk