News tagged with suicide rates
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Happiest places have highest suicide rates says new research
The happiest countries and happiest U.S. states tend to have the highest suicide rates, according to research from the UK’s University of Warwick, Hamilton College in New York and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Sociologist Says This Month's Family Murder-Suicides Only 'the Tip of the Iceberg'
(PhysOrg.com) -- A family sociologist at the University at Buffalo says this month's murder-suicides involving a family of four in Ohio and a family of five in California may be "just the tip of the iceberg."
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Presidential election outcomes directly influence suicide rates
Change and hope were central themes to the November 2008 U.S. presidential election. A new longitudinal study published in the September issue of Social Science Quarterly analyzes suicide rates at a state level from 1981-2 ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Public awareness campaign lowers male suicides in German city
A recent study revealed that men might connect strongly to publicity campaigns about depression and suicide, particularly when they have options for anonymous help. In Regensburg, Germany, a two-year intervention campaign ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Study: Some happy states have high suicide rates
Does misery really love company? An intriguing new study suggests that may be the case.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Decrease in suicide not linked to newer antidepressants
Many researchers have studied the relationship between the increase in sales of new antidepressants in recent decades and a simultaneous decline in the suicide rate. In a study based on figures from the Nordic countries, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 29, 2010 |
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2008 crisis spurred rise in suicides in Europe
The financial crisis that began to hit Europe in mid-2008 reversed a steady, years-long fall in suicides among people of working age, according to a letter published on Friday by The Lancet.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Suicide barriers may fail to cut suicide rates as people go elsewhere
Suicide barriers on bridges might not reduce overall suicide rates by jumping from heights, as people may change location for their suicide attempt, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Baby boomers raise midlife suicide rate
Baby boomers appear to be driving a dramatic rise in suicide rates among middle-aged people, a new study finds.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 27, 2010 |
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