There is new evidence in the continuing effort by researchers to probe how depression, stress, and inflammation affect the risk of suicide and suicidal behavior.
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Inflammation in the body causes physical pain each day for untold millions of people, and in that respect it is a well-known and well-understood medical problem. Much less well understood is the role…
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Among young people under age 18 who are diagnosed with disorders on the bipolar spectrum (BD), as many as one in two attempts suicide. Of all psychiatric diagnoses in this age group, BD is associated…
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Women and men are known to have different vulnerabilities to psychiatric and other illnesses. There are a variety of reasons, including biological differences between the sexes and a vast number of…
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Heavy drinking and the problematic use of alcohol are widely thought to be relevant factors in assessing an individual’s risk for suicidal behavior. It has been the role of research to investigate…
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