Tag Archives: suicide

By Natalie Jacewicz It was 1:30 a.m., and Anna was trying to keep her mind off her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had ended a painful ...

About 20 veterans commit suicide every day. The primary enemy most veterans face after service is not war-related trauma but loneliness, according to a new ...

By Michael F Myers, MD It is well known that many people are impacted when individuals kill themselves: family members, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, neighbors, to ...

Doctors are experience burnout at higher rates than ever before and, unfortunately, resolving their conflicts with suicide. “Four hundred U.S. physicians take their own lives ...

Primary care doctors should screen all patients between 12 and 18 years of age for major depression, but not younger children, preventive health experts say. ...

Americans are 10 times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries, a new study finds. Compared to 22 other ...

Disturbing news regarding elementary school children: Suicide rates have not improved over the past 20 years.  We’re talking about kids ages 5-11 years old, who ...

A group of cancer patients filed a lawsuit Wednesday in California seeking to overturn a law that prosecutes physicians who prescribe end-of-life medication to mentally ...

After recently graduating medical school and impressing hospital staff as a young intern, a New York City physician committed suicide in August.  Just a few ...

By Alan Lyndon Comedian Robin Williams died from asphyxia due to hanging, according to Lt. Keith Boyd of the Marin County, California Sheriff’s Office. The actor was ...