Recognizing Suicidal Behavior
...  Suicide is not a mental illness in itself, but a serious potential consequence of many mental disorders, particularly major depression. Who is most likely to commit suicide? Suicide rates are hi...

Depression and Suicide in Children
... Depression and suicidal behavior in children and adolescents has been a controversial topic for decades. In fact, the medical community did not recognize the disorder in youth until the 1970s. Recentl...

Teens and Suicide
... What are the warning signs of someone who might be considering suicide? Talking about suicide (killing oneself) Always talking or thinking about death Making comments about being hopeless, helpless, o...

"Care Managers" Help Depressed Elderly Reduce Suicidal Thoughts
... An intervention that includes staffing doctors’ offices with depression care managers helps depressed elderly patients reduce suicidal thoughts, a study funded by NIH’s National Institute of Mental He...

In Harms Way: Suicide in America
... Suicide is a tragic and potentially preventable public health problem. In 2000, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S.1 Specifically, 10.6 out of every 100,000 persons died by suicide...

Depression
... This patient summary on depression is adapted from a summary written for health professionals by cancer experts. This and other credible information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, supp...

Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
... Depression, one of the most common conditions associated with suicide in older adults,1 is a widely underrecognized and undertreated medical illness. In fact, several studies have found that many olde...