BMI has been inversely associated with risk of completed suicide in several cohort studies, but putative mechanisms for this association and its generalizability throughout the United States are uncertain. We ascertained recent population-based, state-level data on rates of obesity, completed suicide (by method), firearm ownership, smoking, major depression, income, education, white race, and n...

Acute intoxication with 2,4-D dimethylamine is rare, often fatal and can cause signs symptoms in different organ systems. This case report describes the effectiveness of alkaline diuresis as a life-saving treatment for chlorophenoxy intoxication, especially healthcare facilities without access to haemodialysis. A patient had attempted suicide by ingesting dimethylamine, toxic effects on central...

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CONTEXT The source and ownership of guns used by children to shoot themselves or others is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the ownership and usual storage location of firearms used in unintentional and self-inflicted intentional firearm deaths and injuries. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING King County, Washington. PATIENTS Youths aged from birth to 19 years who sought m...

OBJECTIVE To compare the risk of suicide, self harm, and depression in patients prescribed varenicline or bupropion with those prescribed nicotine replacement therapy. DESIGN Prospective cohort study within the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. SETTING 349 general practices in England. PARTICIPANTS 119,546 men and women aged 18 years and over who used a smoking cessation product betwee...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the characteristics of people who die by jumping from different locations (e.g. bridges, buildings) and the factors that might influence the effectiveness of suicide prevention measures at such sites. METHODS We collected data on suicides by jumping (n = 134) between 1994 and 2003 in Bristol, UK, an area that includes the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a site reno...

OBJECTIVE Although Western Europe is becoming increasingly multicultural, ethnic minorities are scarcely included in studies of suicidology. We investigated the prevalence of non-fatal suicidal behavior and examined risk factors in non-western female immigrant adolescents compared to majority female adolescents in the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. DESIGN We conducted logistic regression...

The indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on several public health issues will be examined in context its impacts multiple nations around world. Not all possible aspects that are indirectly related to disease examined. ones chosen are: I. influenza, II. suicide, III. alcohol consumption, IV. fatal automobile accidents and V. birth rates. In each these cases has had a paradoxical impact. Alth...

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