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Is There a Link Between Social Media and Suicide?

Posted on: Aug. 15, 2018

In recent years, the rise in teenage suicides has been shocking. Although the role social media plays in suicides is not totally transparent or clear-cut, recent studies have linked a rise in rates of anxiety and depression in teenagers to their use of…
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Is There a Link Between Antidepressants and Suicidal Thoughts?

Posted on: Sept. 1, 2018

Antidepressants are regularly prescribed for depression and are also used to reduce the risk of suicide. However, there is mounting evidence that antidepressants can cause suicidal thoughts in a person who previously had no thoughts of suicide…
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Suicide and How to Recognise the Signs

Posted on: Sept. 2, 2018

Why would someone attempt suicide and what are the signs of suicidal behaviour in an individual? These questions are the subject of this blog. A common expression synonymous with suicide is that it is a ‘permanent solution to a temporary problem’…
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Is Self-Harm and Suicide Linked?

Posted on: Sept. 5, 2018

The number of individuals self-harming has rapidly increased in recent years. A recent study by The Children’s Society reported that one in four 14-year-old girls in the UK are self-harming. This statistic is alarming. However, we are investigating…
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Why Are Males More Likely to Attempt Suicide than Females?

Posted on: Sept. 7, 2018

This blog examines the issue of male suicide. It compares male vs female suicide rates and discusses the issue of male depression and the link to suicide. We ask why suicide rates among men are so high, and what can be done about these distressing…
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Should We Stop Saying ‘Commit Suicide’?

Posted on: Sept. 10, 2018

The expression ‘commit suicide’ is often used when referring to people who take their own life. Along with many others we feel that this term should not be used as it implies a crime has been ‘committed’. Throughout our website and publications we use…