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·December 24, 2021·5 min read

Ketamine Therapy Swiftly Reduces Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

Ketamine reduces symptoms of depression and suicidal thoughts within four hours of a single treatment, and the effects last for up to two weeks. Additional treatments may prolong the effects, researchers say.

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·December 14, 2021·5 min read

Hip Hop Song Linked to a Reduction in Suicides in the US

A popular hip hop song by Logic has led to an increase in calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and a reduction in suicide, a new study reports.

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·August 28, 2021·4 min read

Abusive Messages From a Partner Increase the Likelihood of Experiencing Mental Illness and Suicidal Thoughts

People who receive threatening or obscene text messages and other communications from current or former partners are more likely to experience mental health problems including depression and anxiety, and have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts.

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·August 11, 2021·5 min read

Lyme Disease Heightens Risk of Mental Disorders and Suicidality

People with no prior mental health diagnosis who contract Lyme disease have a 42% higher risk of developing an affective disorder, such as depression, and a 75% higher rate of death by suicide than those without the disease.

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·July 27, 2021·4 min read

More Than 1 in 4 Adults With a Previous Suicide Attempt Are Psychologically Flourishing

28.4% of people who had previously attempted suicide reported complete mental health, including being free of psychological problems for up to a year and improvements in life satisfaction spanning a month or more.

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·July 17, 2021·6 min read

Teens With a History of Self-Harm Have a Significantly Higher Threshold for Pain

Teens who have self-harmed five or more times in their lives have a significantly higher pain threshold than those who have never self-harmed.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·July 8, 2021·5 min read

Study Identifies Genetic Risks for Suicide Death in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder

People with bipolar disorder who also suffer PTSD following trauma, or who have a genetic predisposition to PTSD may be at greater risk for death by suicide.

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·June 18, 2021·5 min read

Men Doing More Family Caregiving Could Lower Their Risk of Suicide

Men's caregiving work within a family may help to protect them against suicide, particularly in times of economic difficulties.

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·May 12, 2021·6 min read

Designer Alterations to Brain Cells Reduce Anxious Behavior in Monkeys

A new method, dubbed DREADDs, relies on gene therapy techniques to alter genes in target cells to change the cell's behavior. The method reduced anxious behaviors in monkey models of schizophrenia when combined with clozapine. Researchers say the method has the potential for use in humans to help reduce anxiety.

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·March 9, 2021·6 min read

Life Expectancy Falling for Adults Without a Bachelor’s Degree

Since 2010, there has been an absolute rise in mortality for adults without a college degree. For those with higher education experience, mortality rates have decreased during the same time period.

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·November 28, 2020·5 min read

Genetic Discovery Could Lead to Better Prediction of Suicide Risk Within Families

Study ties twenty genes into suicidal behaviors that span generations of families.

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·August 2, 2020·5 min read

Google Searches During Pandemic Hint at Future Increase in Suicide

Study reveals Google searches for information about financial difficulties and disaster relief increased significantly during March and April compared to pre-pandemic months, while searches related to suicide decreased. Previous research found financial distress was strongly linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Researchers warn that, despite the decrease in searches related to suicide directly, the increase in searches linked to financial hardship may be an indicator of increased death rates from suicide.

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Ketamine Therapy Swiftly Reduces Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

Hip Hop Song Linked to a Reduction in Suicides in the US

Abusive Messages From a Partner Increase the Likelihood of Experiencing Mental Illness and Suicidal Thoughts

Lyme Disease Heightens Risk of Mental Disorders and Suicidality

More Than 1 in 4 Adults With a Previous Suicide Attempt Are Psychologically Flourishing

Teens With a History of Self-Harm Have a Significantly Higher Threshold for Pain

Study Identifies Genetic Risks for Suicide Death in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder

Men Doing More Family Caregiving Could Lower Their Risk of Suicide

Designer Alterations to Brain Cells Reduce Anxious Behavior in Monkeys

Life Expectancy Falling for Adults Without a Bachelor’s Degree

Genetic Discovery Could Lead to Better Prediction of Suicide Risk Within Families

Google Searches During Pandemic Hint at Future Increase in Suicide

How Scientists Cracked the Ketamine Code for Depression

Brain Prioritizes “Sound Offsets” During Hearing Repair

Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

Why Your Brain “Dreams” Even When You’re Awake

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