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Anchor lead: When someone gets peer support, avoiding rehospitalization is more likely, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who have been hospitalized for mental illness and had the support of someone in the community who had already had such an experience were …
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Anchor lead: What is the impact of high profile suicides? Elizabeth Tracey reports Suicide can be contagious, research into rates of spates of suicide show. Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and depression expert at Johns Hopkins, says when a prominent and …
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Anchor lead: Women are increasingly using lethal means to commit suicide, Elizabeth Tracey reports The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released disturbing data on the increasing rates of suicide nationally. Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and depression expert at …
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Anchor lead: What factors lead to suicide among older people? Elizabeth Tracey reports Depression in older people is more difficult to treat and lasts longer than in younger people, a recent study reports. Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and depression expert …
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Anchor lead: Just how big a factor is stress in our current suicide epidemic? Elizabeth Tracey reports Depression and anxiety are well known risk factors for suicide, but how about stress? Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and depression expert at Johns …
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Anchor lead: Can a medical examiner’s look at someone’s life help understand suicide and mental illness? Elizabeth Tracey reports Have you heard of a psychological autopsy? Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins and depression expert, says such a tool …
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Anchor lead: How long should someone take an antidepressant? Elizabeth Tracey reports A recent report cited troubling symptoms for some people when they stop taking antidepressant medications. Ramin Mojtabi, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins who assisted in the report’s data …
