Understanding Suicidal Behaviour: The Suicidal Process Approach to Research, Treatment and Prevention (Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology)
liainlife (Free subscription) | yesterday
japan_now: Japanese Children's depression&suicide a worsening problem Here is an excerpt, presented by Shukan Asahi (Nov 27), from the suicide note left by an 11-year-old boy: “All I can think of is death. I realize that once you die it’s all over; still, if there is a next life I’d like to come back as an animal like [my pet dog], who doesn’t cause anyone any trouble and...
Depression on My Mind (Free subscription) | yesterday
There are books on display by the front table here at the annual conference for survivors sponsored by the southeast Florida Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. There are books on grief, why people commit suicide, my new book on my experience with depression, bipolar and alcoholism, along with brochures and newsletters. “Are there [...]
looktouchblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
It’s National Survivors of Suicide Day. A grim topic to be sure. But many of “us” (artists/poets and those who love us) have dealt with the death of a loved one from suicide or our own suicidal depression. And there is certainly a tendency among us to die too soon by our own hands. As someone who’s been [...]
Depression on My Mind (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today is National Suicide Survivors Day. Survivors are the loved ones who live with anguished - and sometimes angry - hearts. Their lives are consumed with unimaginable sorrow and unanswered questions: What could I have done? How could I have missed this? Why? Why? Why? How do I live with this? “You don’t,” said a mother [...]
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Stunning South Korean supermodel Daul Kim hung herself after falling into a depression that left her feeling "lonely" and "like a ghost."
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
Stunning South Korean supermodel Daul Kim hung herself after falling into a depression that left her feeling "lonely" and "like a ghost."
Judiciary Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama (right) The U.S. and British governments need to take up a serious initiative to prevent troop suicides. According to press reports, the number of troops committing suicide has regrettably risen. That number should be 0. The men and women in the military have been exposed to the horrors of war. Whether they realize it or not,...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
The number of suicides in the U.S. Army is reaching record levels.
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Model Daul Kim, 20, who had worked for Chanel among others, was found hanged yesterday. Police think it was suicide. If so, she is the ninth Korean celebrity to take her own life in just over a year....
PostSecret (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Call 1(800)SUICIDE [1-800-784-2433] for help, day or night. -----Email Message----- Subject: thank you Frank, This past Friday night I found myself in a black hole of depression and I didn't know how I was going to make it through the night. Not knowing where to turn and feeling like I couldn't stop. I remembered seeing the Hopeline phone number in the front of your book. I talked with someone there...
Monday Morning Crisis Quarterback (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gail Schoening was just shy of 36 in 1997 when she vanished on the way from her home in Plantation, Florida to the airport to fly to a job interview. She had struggled with depression, and her parents wondered if she might have driven off the road, on purpose or by accident. Despite repeated attempts to search nearby lakes, her body was never found. Never, that is, until August 18, when investigators...
MultiCultClassics (Free subscription) | yesterday
From The Chicago Sun-Times… ‘Black people don’t commit suicide’ Social stigma helps to explain reaction to Michael Scott death By Mark Brown Sun-Times Columnist There’s an old saying in the African-American community, passed down from generation to generation, that goes a long way toward explaining some of what transpired here last week after the death of Chicago School...
Stand Your Ground (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Alex Schadenberg - 14 reasons why C-384 is dangerous to society and must be defeated: Bill C-384 would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. Bill C-384 does not restrict intended death to Canadian citizens, thus if passed it would make Canada a destination for suicide tourists. The person may refuse appropriate treatments and still die by an intended death. A medical practitioner cannot...
Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A version of this op-ed, co-written with Doug Farrago, was published on October 26th, 2009 in Medscape. It’s tough to be a doctor these days. Whether it’s listening to the difficulties of our medical colleagues as they try to best care for their patients, or engaging other health professionals about the uncertainties surrounding health reform, we’ve [...] Posted at KevinMD.com . Stay...
Hollywood Grind (Free subscription) | yesterday
Daul Kim (20), a top South Korean model who was a fashion week in Paris and London, was found dead in her apartment on Thursday by French police. Although media reports are saying it is an apparent suicide, police have not confirmed this. In an Oct. 30 entry on her blog, Kim wrote she was "mad [...]
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