abstract background: to investigate the predisposing and precipitating risk factors for suicide ideations and suicide attempts in young and adolescent females, we tried to introduce a holistic model of suicidal behavior in young and adolescent girls. methods: this study is based on the survey studies and was cross-sectional. considering high rates of suicide attempts in provinces of iran, three...

The present study examined the relation between cognitive response styles (i.e., brooding, reflection, distraction) and cognitive inflexibility in differentially predicting history of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) only, suicide attempt (SA) only, or both (NSSI + SA). College students (N = 352) completed self-report measures of rumination, distraction, and self-harm history, a diagnostic inter...

OBJECTIVE To assess the associations between different antidepressant treatments and the rates of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people with depression. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Patients registered with UK general practices contributing data to the QResearch database. PARTICIPANTS 238,963 patients aged 20 to 64 years with a first diagnosis of depression between 1 Januar...

Suicide by self-immolation, or lighting oneself on fire, is the most common method of suicide used among women in rural Iran. Understanding the underlying mechanisms that may lead women to commit suicide by self-immolation is necessary for the development of empirically-supported prevention programs. Currently, no integrative approach to the risk factors for self-immolation among women in rural...

BACKGROUND Suicide reduction is government strategy in many countries. We need to quantify the connection between non-fatal self-poisoning and eventual suicide. AIMS To determine mortality after an episode of self-poisoning and to identify predictors of death by any cause or by suicide. METHOD A retrospective single-group cohort study was undertaken with 976 consecutive patients attending a...

PROBLEM If and how family support and self-esteem might interact to protect against adolescent suicide risk is not well understood. METHODS Hierarchical multiple regression was used to examine the moderating effect of family support on the relationship between self-esteem and suicide risk behaviors among potential high school dropouts (N = 849), using questionnaires and in-depth assessment in...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article examines reviews and research on the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in people with intellectual disability published from September 2004 to December 2005. RECENT FINDINGS Patients with intellectual disability have limitations in verbal ability, and with increasing levels of disability may have an atypical clinical presentation. Thus, methods to diagno...

The general aim of this study was to review the scientific literature concerning the Internet and suicidality and to examine the different pathways by which suicidal risks and prevention efforts are facilitated through the Internet. An online literature search was conducted using the MEDLINE and Google Scholar databases. The main themes that were investigated included pathological Internet use ...

OBJECTIVE To review Wisconsin data on youth suicide mortality, hospitalizations from nonfatal self-inflicted injuries, and self-reported risk behaviors. METHODS Suicide mortality data for youth (defined here as persons 10-24 years of age) were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 1995-2001 and from the Wisconsin Division of Public Health for 2002. Hospitaliza...

CONTEXT Two studies based on clinical samples have found an association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and history of suicide attempt. To our knowledge, these findings have never been replicated in a prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE To examine whether T gondii–infected mothers have an increased risk of self-directed violence, violent suicide attempts, and suicide and whether the risk ...