How can we reduce US gun suicide rates?The report was published recently in the American Journal of Psychiatry. To lower firearm suicide rates in the United States, the authors recommended a number of steps, such as targeted legislation to limit firearm access to people at danger for suicide …
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Mix of Meds May Be Best for Long-Term Outcomes of ADHD As published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), 3 studies demonstrated that combination therapy could result in greater clinical enhancements for kids with ADHD. Nonetheless, added enhancements …
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South Africa: North West Health On Witrand Healthcare facility This followed the official opening of a 38 bed Geriatric Psychiatry Care System and Community Psychiatric Unit at Witrand Healthcare facility by MEC for Health Dr Magome Masike last Friday, 29 July 2016. The building of both Geriatric Psychiatry Care and …
See all stories on this subject Locked Doors Might Not Prevent Inpatient Suicide, Absconding
For patients in psychiatric wards, treatment on locked wards appears not to avoid suicide, suicide efforts, or absconding, according to a study published online July 28 in The Lancet Psychiatry. Treatment on open wards connected to lower chances of suicide …
See all stories on this subject Dealing with individuals in mental health medical facilities with locked wards does not reduce threat of suicide attempts Composing in a connected Remark, Professor Tom Burns of the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Medical facility, University of Oxford, Oxford UK, states: Throughout western psychiatry we are seeing a shift to ever more obsession and control. National … See all stories on this subject
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