Suicidal behavior, including thoughts, plans, and attempts, among US teens is common and often preceded by mental health issues, most frequently depression, a national study shows. Investigators from ...

What do we know about suicidal behavior in adolescents? Somewhat surprisingly, there have been few systematic studies addressing this issue. In an important paper recently published in the journal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PHQ-9M for teens includes four additional questions about depression and suicidal ideation. The extra ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) given to adolescents with obesity was associated with a one-third decreased risk for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts compared with ...

December 2, 2024 -- Suicide remains a leading cause of death among adolescents, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Among U.S. high school students’ ...

People who have suicidal ideations do not always seek psychiatric help or discuss these thoughts with friends or loved ones. Therefore, the development of a simple blood test to predict when an ...

Adolescent depression is a significant mental health issue that affects a considerable number of teenagers worldwide. Despite its prevalence, depression in teens is often misunderstood or overlooked, ...

Reports of increasing suicidal behaviors in children in the decade leading up to the COVID pandemic suggest there was already a mental health crisis among teens and children. However, a new analysis ...

Kids who have a lot of difficulty sleeping are at heightened risk for developing suicidal thoughts and behaviors as they enter adolescence, a new Stanford Medicine-led study found. The research, ...

A study published in JAAD assessed the rates of suicidal and self-injurious behaviors (SSIBs) among patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis treated with biologics. The results showed that ...