Search Tag: suicide

2024 06 Aug

In a recent study published in Engineering, a team of researchers revealed a significant correlation between stock market volatility and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and suicide. Analysing data from over 12 million deaths between 2013 and 2019, the study provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by...Read more

2024 11 Apr

  Real men don't cry – or at least that is what society has made us believe. Hypermasculinisation refers to a gender role that makes men feel crying is weak or feminine. Unfortunately, the trend has produced men who cannot express themselves, and bottling up these emotions leads to depression and harms mental health.     Everyone has their...Read more

2024 29 Jan

    In a world where conversations about mental health often lurk in the shadows, the stark reality of suicide breaks through with an urgent whisper, demanding our attention. Every year, millions grapple with suicidal thoughts, yet the topic remains shrouded in taboo and silence.   This silence isn't just deafening—it's deadly. By breaking...Read more

2022 14 Jun

There is significant evidence that patients who survive critical illness experience morbidity after discharge from the ICU. This is commonly referred to as the post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). In addition to a negative impact on the physical health of ICU survivors, PICS also includes mental health morbidity.  Studies have shown that mechanically...Read more

2021 16 Mar

Stroke survivors may be more likely to attempt or die by suicide than people who have not had a stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021. This study will be simultaneously published in the American Heart Association's journal  Stroke . Rates of depression...Read more

2014 21 Dec

The UK's General Medical Council (GMC) is set to review the way it treats vulnerable doctors under fitness to practise investigations following the publication of an independent study it commissioned. The study, titled "Doctors who commit suicide while under GMC fitness to practise investigation", aimed to establish whether the GMC’s fitness to practise...Read more

2014 17 Jan

Findings from a psychiatric study conducted by Seena Fazel, M.D., of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and her team of colleagues, show that patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a higher risk of premature death, particularly from suicides, injuries and assaults. According to the study background, TBI is a substantial cause of disability....Read more