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Changing trends of suicides in Kerala and solutions

Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, 2019
Suicidal behaviour with consequent fatal outcome has become a significant public health problem in India. On average, 9,000 people per year commit suicide in Kerala. Despite the enormity of the problem, there are only a few methodologically sound studies
Sureshkumar Pattath Narayanan
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Suicide attempts in Chinese Han patients with schizophrenia: cognitive, demographic, and clinical variables [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the lifetime suicide attempt rate, clinical characteristics and cognitive function of Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia who had attempted suicide.
Qilong Dai, Dongmei Wang, Jiesi Wang, Huang Xu, Elena C. Andriescue, Hanjing E. Wu, Meihong Xiu, Dachun Chen, Xiangyang Zhang   +8 more
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Suicidal behavior in German military service members: An analysis of attempted- and completed suicides between 2010 and 2016.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Studies identified service members of the United States (US) Armed Forces as a high-risk group for suicide. A significant increase in the suicide rate in the US Armed Forces was found in recent years.
Christian Helms, Florian Wertenauer, Kai-Uwe Spaniol, Peter Lutz Zimmermann, Gerd-Dieter Willmund   +4 more
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The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
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Attempted suicide in Podgorica, Montenegro: higher rates in females and unemployed males

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2017
Background A change in suicide attempts is associated with comprehensive changes in mental and physical health and social environment. Attempted suicide and suicide are one of the biggest problems nowadays worldwide, not only in the field of mental ...
Lidija Injac Stevovic, Sanja Vodopic
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Time-series analysis of trends in the incidence rates of successful and attempted suicides in Thailand in 2013–2019 and their predictors

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Suicide rates are of increasing concern worldwide. There are approximately 4000–5000 deaths by suicide each year in Thailand. This study examined trends in annual incidence rates and predictors of successful and attempted suicides in Thailand (
Suwanna Arunpongpaisal, Sawitri Assanagkornchai, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Nattakorn Jampathong   +3 more
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Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
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Prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempted suicide in the general population of Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021
Background In Ethiopia, in spite of the high burden of suicide related-adverse effect, substantial variability in the reported prevalence of individual studies about suicidal ideation and attempted suicide; there is no national level epidemiological ...
Berhanu Boru Bifftu, Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Yonas Deressa Guracho   +3 more
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Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
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