Unipolar depression, one of the most important causes of disability worldwide, is characterised by depressed mood, hopelessness, helplessness, intense feelings of guilt, sadness, low self esteem, thoughts of self harm, and suicide. Up to 15% of patients with unipolar depression eventually commit suicide. Although clinical guidelines recommend treating moderate to severe depression with antidepr...

Suicide and non-fatal suicide behavior (NFSB) are significant problems faced by most countries. The objective of this research is to quantify the economic cost of suicide and NFSB in the Australian workforce and to examine the potential impact of introducing a workplace suicide prevention intervention to reduce this burden. The analysis used the best available suicide data, a well-established c...

OBJECTIVES This article describes how seven states participating in a new public health surveillance system for violent death in the US, the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), have used data to support local suicide prevention activities. SETTING The NVDRS is unique in that it augments death certificate data with event and circumstance information from death investigation report...

Research suggests that youth in the child welfare system are at an elevated risk of suicide ideation and behavior due to the numerous physical and psychological challenges they face, including victimization, unstable housing, mental health challenges including depression and substance abuse, and reduced access to needed services. This study was a longitudinal assessment of the impact of suicide...

Objectives: This article describes how seven states participating in a new public health surveillance system for violent death in the US, the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), have used data to support local suicide prevention activities. Setting: The NVDRS is unique in that it augments death certificate data with event and circumstance information from death investigation report...

In addition to its specific focus on selfdirected violence, the paper by Eddleston et al. in this issue of the Bulletin highlights how intersectoral collaboration can be crucial to furthering the cause of public health.1 With nearly 900 000 deaths from suicide every year, worldwide,2 suicide takes more lives than homicides and wars combined; it is commonly acknowledged that this figure is an un...

This study was aimed to assess the venues of suicide and the related factors. One hundred and forty four (M-89. F-55) suicide cases undertaken for autopsy at the department of Forensic Medicine, Madras Medical College formed the study material. 33.71% of males and 3.64% of females had chosen the venues other than their houses. Most of the males suffering from mental illness (80%) had preferred ...