September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and new research is showing how doctors and mental health professionals could potentially provide better help for patients.
is the 12th-leading cause of death nationally. However, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), it is the second-leading cause of death among youth aged 10-14 and the third-leading cause of among those aged 15-24.
Research out of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine found that sometimes, the mental health assessment questions fall short of identifying those who may be at risk, specifically relating to gun owners. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, found that gun owners with a recent suicide attempt are less likely than non-gun owners to report experiencing suicidal ideation, even though firearms are the most common method of suicide.
Researchers concluded that gun owners and non-gun owners experience thoughts about suicide in different ways, which may explain why the standard questions to identify those at risk of suicide often fall short.
Monica Robins reports: [ Ссылка ] --
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