Research reveals profound impact of death by suicide among friends and relatives
People bereaved by the sudden death of a friend or family member are 65% more likely to attempt suicide if the deceased died by suicide than if they died by
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Children and young people prescribed serotonin ‘may be at higher risk of suicide’
Children who are prescribed a common antidepressant could be at a higher risk of suicide and aggressive behaviour, it has been claimed. Researchers said that children and adolescents have a
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‘Desperately sad’ care home suicide leads to series of recommendations
A series of recommendations has been made for health authorities across Scotland after an investigation was held into the death by suicide of a woman at a care home. The
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Study: New research examines suicide in new and expectant mothers
A new King’s College London study examines suicide deaths within and outside the period surrounding childbirth, specifically in women who had been in recent contact with mental health services. Suicide
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Death by suicide study gives insight into factors affecting those at risk
New research at Ulster University has uncovered a pressing need for suicide prevention work to specifically target people in Northern Ireland who have difficult life experiences. In the first study
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Judges reject claim healthcare workers are less likely to face assisted dying prosecution
Leading judges have rejected a challenge brought by disability rights campaigners against the prosecution policy in assisted dying cases. The campaigners accused Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Alison Saunders (pictured)
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Disabled grandfather in new legal plea for assisted suicide guidance
A severely disabled grandfather has launched a fresh legal bid calling for guidance to be issued over assisted suicide in Scotland. Gordon Ross, 66, who suffers from several serious medical
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Controversial ‘fit for work’ assessments areas see suicide rates soar
Regions where the Government’s controversial “fit for work” assessments have been carried out have seen hundreds of extra suicides and thousands more prescriptions being issued for anti-depressants, research has found.
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Call to tackle UK’s ‘shocking’ rate of male suicide as study reveals scale of problem
About two in five British men have contemplated taking their own lives, according to new research by a male suicide prevention charity. The Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm) study found
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Report author concerned over lack of Government action on prison suicides
The author of a report into prison suicides has raised concern about the Government’s failure to take action on recommendations he published earlier this year. Labour peer Lord Harris of
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