Schizophrenia, suicide, and blood count during treatment with clozapine.

"Letter to the editor

Stigma as a cause of suicide.

"Letter to the editor

Mass media and suicide.

"Letter to the editor

Making sense of nurses’ role in the prevention of suicide in schizophrenia.

"Letter to the editor

Preventing suicide in young schizophrenics who are substance "abusers"

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Preventing suicide in schizophrenia inside the family environment.

"Letter to the editor

Toward better understanding of equivocal deaths and suicides

[No abstract available

On Female Physicians Committing Suicide

"Letter to the editor" Available at: WWW.MEDSCAPE.COM/VIEWARTICLE/475468

Suicide in anorexia nervosa: A meta-analysis

Objective: Suicide is a major cause of death among subjects with anorexia nervosa, but the rate of suicide among this population is very often underestimated. We conducted a meta-analysis to compare data reported in representative studies of suicide in anorexia nervosa with data for the general population. Method: We searched the Index Medicus until 2002 through MedLine. We also searched the World Health Statistics Annual to ascertain the suicide rate in the age group 14-25 for specific years and country. Results: We selected nine studies comprising 1,536 patients. Of these patients, 36 committed suicide. Results obtained for each study were processed together to calculate the mean figure for each year of suicides for 100,000 individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa. Discussion: Our meta-analysis shows that suicide among patients with anorexia nervosa is more frequent when compared with the general population. All study analyses, except one, reported that the patients with anorexia nervosa committed suicide more often than their counterparts in the general population. (C) 2004 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc

Childhood suicide: A major issue in pediatric health care

Although prevention of youth suicide is a major aim in most countries, it often is not taken into account that younger children also are capable of killing themselves. Evidence suggests that the suicide rate among children has increased dramatically and that risk factors for suicide must be evaluated when dealing with children in primary and secondary care. Adverse life events in combination with other factors, such as depression, may lead to suicide. This article aims at stimulating further discussion among those involved in pediatric health care. Epidemiological data, an overview of risk factors, and the authors' reflections on the topic are provided. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Inc