Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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2 papers

Risks of all-cause and suicide mortality in mental disorders: a meta-review

Edward Chesney, Guy M. Goodwin, Seena Fazel
World Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2014 2,040 citations

This study reviewed systematic reviews to measure death risks in major mental disorders. The authors screened 407 reviews and found 20 that reported mortality risks for 20 different disorders, covering over 1.7 million patients and more than a quarter of a million deaths. Every disorder showed higher all-cause death rates…

Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Mental Health Treatment and Access Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Factors Related to the Level of Depression and Suicidal Behavior Among Men With Diagnosed Depression, Physically Ill Men, and Healthy Men

Aleksandra Kielan, Mariusz Jaworski, Anna Mosiołek, Jan Chodkiewicz, Łukasz Święcicki, Bożena Walewska‐Zielecka
Frontiers in Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2021 11 citations

This study looked at 598 men in three groups: men diagnosed with depression, men with physical illnesses, and healthy men. The researchers used several questionnaires to find which factors were linked with the level of depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior in each group. They reported different sets of factors for…

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Mental Health Treatment and Access Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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