Article
Clinical Neurology
Alberto Forte, Monica Vichi, Silvia Ghirini, Massimiliano Orri, Maurizio Pompili
Summary: From 1981 to 2016, youth suicide rates in Italy remained stable for boys and slightly decreased for girls. There were differences in suicide rates between urban and rural areas, as well as changes in common suicide methods. Understanding these trends and variations is crucial for effective suicide prevention strategies.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Ziyi Cai, Alvin Junus, Qingsong Chang, Paul S. F. Yip
Summary: This study conducted a meta-analysis to determine case fatality rates for different suicide methods, highlighting the wide variation in lethality. The findings emphasize the importance of restricting highly lethal methods based on local context in suicide prevention efforts.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Balint Izsak, Anna Hidvegi, Lajos Balint, Tibor Malnasi, Marta Vargha, Tamas Pandics, Zoltan Rihmer, Peter Dome
Summary: The study in Hungary indicates a potential suicide-protective effect of lithium intake through drinking water, with a gender-dependent association.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Song Ee Che, Gwon Yeong Geun, Jin Yong Lee, Hyejin Lee, Kookhoe Yun, Boram Sim, Kyoung-Hoon Kim
Summary: This study investigated the trends of suicide rates within 30 days after discharge for psychiatric patients in Korea from 2010 to 2018. The findings showed that there was no significant decrease in the suicide rate during this period. It recommended early interventions and intensive interventions for patient groups at high risk of suicide.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Claudio Terranova
Summary: This study analyzed the scale and trends of suicide in Italy from 1979 to 2016, and compared rates and methods of suicide across different age groups. The overall suicide rate showed a significant decline, with the highest rate observed in the 45 to 54 age group and a relatively high proportion among the elderly. Hanging was the most frequently employed method of suicide across all age groups.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Aina Roca-Barcelo, Helen Crabbe, Rebecca Close, Helena Fahie, Giovanni S. Leonardi, Frederic B. Piel
Summary: Suicide and mental health disorders are a growing public concern. This study analyzed the spatio-temporal patterns and demographic profiles of intentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning hospitalizations in England from 2002 to 2016. It found that males, especially white men aged 35-44, were most at risk for suicide and CO poisoning, and the rates have decreased over the years. Prevention interventions targeting these sub-groups should be developed and implemented to reduce the burden of suicides and CO poisoning.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Bibha Dhungel, Anushka Thapa, Noelia Lucia Martinez-Rives, Kuniyasu Takagi, Pilar Martin, Koji Wada, Stuart Gilmour
Summary: Since the early 1990s, suicide rates among adolescents in Japan have been increasing. Several cultural factors, such as the notoriety of internet suicide and detergent suicide, could have influenced the rise in suicide among adolescents. There is an urgent need to address hanging and gas suicides among high school and university-aged adolescents.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Marisa Schlichthorst, Lennart Reifels, Matthew Spittal, Angela Clapperton, Katrina Scurrah, Kairi Kolves, Stephen Platt, Jane Pirkis, Karolina Krysinska
Summary: This study describes the components included in national suicide prevention strategies and analyzes their potential contribution to reducing suicide rates. The results show that the number of components adopted in national strategies ranged from 4 to 11, with training and education included in 96.5% of strategies. However, no changes in suicide mortality were associated with individual components of national strategies. Further evaluations are needed to identify the specific impact of individual components on national strategies.
CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Clinical
Chalachew Kassaw, Selamawit Alemayehu
Summary: Suicide is the intentional act of taking one's own life, often as a means to escape suffering or distress. Globally, approximately one million people die from suicide each year. More than half of all suicide deaths occur before the age of 50. This article focuses on the Ethiopian context, feasible prevention measures, and the way forward in addressing suicidal behavior. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among adolescents aged 15 to 29 worldwide. Developing countries account for 77% of global suicides, with Ethiopia facing significant mental health challenges and high prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts. The Ministry of Health needs to take urgent action to address this public health issue, working collaboratively with various stakeholders.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
S. M. Yasir Arafat, Syeda Ayat-e-Zainab Ali, Vikas Menon, Fahad Hussain, Daniyal Shabbir Ansari, Anuradha Baminiwatta, Tamkeen Saleem, Rakesh Singh, Natarajan Varadharajan, Deepika Biyyala, Sujita Kumar Kar, Murad M. Khan
Summary: Suicide is a global preventable public health problem, with hanging and poisoning being the most common methods in South Asian countries. There has been a decline in suicide by poisoning and an increase in suicide by hanging in recent years in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India. Although hanging remains the most common method in Pakistan, the use of firearms has been increasing in recent years.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Sonam Sidhu, Ava Mandelbaum, Vishal Dobaria, Catherine G. Williamson, Zachary Tran, Veronica Sullins, Peyman Benharash
Summary: The study characterized hospitalization costs attributable to gun-related injuries in children in the US, revealing a significant socioeconomic burden and increasing resource use over time. The findings underscore the urgent need for further research and advocacy to reduce the prevalence and social impact of pediatric gun violence.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Joel Paris
Summary: The most robust evidence for suicide prevention comes from reducing access to means. Population-based strategies are more effective than high-risk strategies focusing on patients with suicidal ideas or attempts.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Shannon Lange, Juergen Rehm, Alexander Tran, Courtney L. Bagge, Domantas Jasilionis, Mark S. Kaplan, Olga Mesceriakova-Veliuliene, Mindaugas Stelemekas, Charlotte Probst
Summary: This study compares the suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania over the past 30 years. The results indicate that while the suicide mortality rate among middle-aged adults has been increasing in the United States, it has been decreasing in Lithuania.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Elinore J. Kaufman, Douglas J. Wiebe, Ruiying Aria Xiong, Christopher N. Morrison, Mark J. Seamon, M. Kit Delgado
Summary: In the United States, research on firearm injuries has primarily focused on fatal injuries, while nonfatal firearm injuries remain less understood. A cross-sectional, ecologic study conducted from 2009 to 2017 found that suicide is the most common cause of firearm injury death in the US, with most people who die from suicide never reaching the hospital. Results suggest that assaults and unintentional injuries are the main sources of nonfatal and overall firearm injuries.
JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Barbara Pineiro, Jeroen J. A. Spijker, Sergi Trias-Llimos, Amand Blanes Llorens, Inaki Permanyer
Summary: Background research has shown an increase in deaths of despair, such as alcohol- and drug-related deaths and suicide, among low-educated middle-aged individuals in many countries. However, there is limited knowledge about trends in death-of-despair causes in Spain. This study aims to provide a descriptive examination of these trends among 25-64-year-olds from 1980 to 2019, with a focus on educational disparities.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ava Arshadipour, Barbara Thorand, Birgit Linkohr, Susanne Rospleszcz, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Margit Heier, Annette Peters
Summary: This study examines the prevalence and pattern of multimorbidity (MM) in individuals aged 65-71 who were born before, during, and after World War II in Southern Germany. The research found that individuals born during the late war phase have the highest risk of MM, with women having higher rates of joint, gastrointestinal, eye diseases, and anxiety, while men have higher rates of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Three main clusters of chronic diseases were identified: joint and psychosomatic, cardiometabolic, and other internal organ diseases.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Monika Sadlonova, Jochen Senges, Jonas Nagel, Christopher Celano, Caroline Klasen-Max, Martin Borggrefe, Ibrahim Akin, Dierk Thomas, Christopher Jan Schwarzbach, Thomas Kleeman, Steffen Schneider, Matthias Hochadel, Tim Sueselbeck, Harald Schwacke, Angelika Alonso, Markus Haass, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen
Summary: In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), factors such as female sex, preexisting coronary artery disease, cardiac anxiety, stress from noise, work-related stress, and sleep disturbance are associated with higher symptom severity. Preexisting coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, generalized anxiety, cardiac anxiety, financial stress, and sleep disturbance are associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Cora Weber, Stella V. Fangauf, Matthias Michal, Joram Ronel, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Manfred Beutel, Christian Albus, Wolfgang Sollner, Frank Holger Perschel, Martina de Zwaan, Kurt Fritzsche, Hans-Christian Deter
Summary: Disturbances of HPA axis functioning, represented by cortisol awakening reaction, are linked to psychosocial distress and cardiovascular risk. Anxiety may be associated with higher cortisol output and a more pronounced morning increase in moderately depressed coronary artery disease patients. The steeper cortisol increase in anxious patients, along with lower basal and late-night levels and greater AUCi, suggests a more dynamic reactivity pattern compared to depressed subjects without anxiety.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Julia Lurz, Karoline Lukaschek
Summary: Cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias, are the leading causes of death in the European Union. However, there is a lack of structured care and therapy concepts for the long-term course of these diseases. This article provides an overview of the long-term consequences and care of heart diseases, and discusses deficits in psychosocial care and possible solutions.
BUNDESGESUNDHEITSBLATT-GESUNDHEITSFORSCHUNG-GESUNDHEITSSCHUTZ
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Julia Lurz, Karl-Heinz Ladwig
Summary: Mind and body interventions aim to reduce stress and improve quality of life in cardiovascular medicine. This study systematically reviews the evidence regarding the effects of these interventions on arrhythmia and psychocardiology, highlighting the need for further research and practical applications in this field.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Danielle Otten, Mareike Ernst, Ana N. Tibubos, Elmar Braehler, Toni Fleischer, Georg Schomerus, Philipp S. Wild, Daniela Zoeller, Harald Binder, Johannes Kruse, Hamimatunnisa Johar, Seryan Atasoy, Hans J. Grabe, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Thomas Muenzel, Henry Voelzke, Jochem Koenig, Manfred E. Beutel
Summary: This study found that social integration plays an important protective role in preventing suicidal ideation, with positive effects on both women and men. Gender also has an impact on suicidal ideation, but there is no significant interaction between gender and social support.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Seryan Atasoy, Hamimatunnisa Johar, Toni Fleischer, Manfred Beutel, Harald Binder, Elmar Braehler, Georg Schomerus, Daniela Zoller, Johannes Kruse, Karl-Heinz Ladwig
Summary: The study revealed that individuals who experienced emotional abuse during childhood had a higher risk of developing depression in adulthood, which in turn increased the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sebastian Karl, Hamimatunnisa Johar, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Annette Peters, Florian Lederbogen
Summary: Psychosocial stress is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. This study found that a pronounced cortisol awakening response and a greater diurnal cortisol peak-to-bedtime ratio were associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular mortality, while increased levels of late night salivary cortisol predicted a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality and stroke.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Seryan Atasoy, Peter Henningsen, Heribert Sattel, Jens Baumert, Ina-Maria Ruckert-Eheberg, Ute Kraus, Annette Peters, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Constanze Hausteiner-Wiehle
Summary: This study assessed the stability of somatic symptoms in community-dwelling participants and found that somatic symptoms remained moderately stable in both genders, influenced by sociodemographic and psychosocial factors.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Seryan Atasoy, Hamimatunnisa Johar, Johannes Kruse, Karoline Lukaschek, Annette Peters, Karl-Heinz Ladwig
Summary: The study found that low levels of social connectivity are associated with body weight and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. The link between social connectivity and T2D risk varies among participants with different body weight levels.
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Seryan Atasoy, Constanze Hausteiner-Wiehle, Heribert Sattel, Hamimatunissa Johar, Casper Roenneberg, Annette Peters, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Peter Henningsen
Summary: This study investigated the gender specific risk of all-cause mortality associated with a high somatic symptom burden (SSB). The findings showed that increasing SSB is an independent risk factor for mortality in men, but not in women. This indicates critical gender differences in the management of SSB.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ava Arshadipour, Barbara Thorand, Birgit Linkohr, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Margit Heier, Annette Peters
Summary: The coexistence of multiple chronic diseases in older adults is common. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of multimorbidity (MM) and common disease combinations, as well as their impact on mortality in men and women aged 65 years and older. The study found that although the prevalence of MM was similar in men and women, it had a greater overall effect on mortality in men.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Adriana N. Koenig, Birgit Linkohr, Annette Peters, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Michael Laxy, Lars Schwettmann
Summary: This study examines the relationship between somatic symptoms of pain and domain-specific risk attitudes, finding that pain is negatively associated with willingness to take risks in the financial and leisure/sports domains. The findings have potential implications for financial decision-making.
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Karoline Lukaschek
Summary: In modern industrial societies, people spend most of their active time in work environments, which greatly affect their everyday life and quality of life. The boundaries between personal and professional spheres are blurring. In addition to classic work stress, over-work, job insecurity, and negative workplace conditions can cause mental and physical health problems. Evidence from mega-studies with over 100,000 participants shows that work stress is a risk factor for hypertension, insomnia, and depression. Unhealthy lifestyles are often used as self-destructive coping strategies. Prolonged work stress results in a significant risk of ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular events, and diabetes mellitus. Work stress should be investigated in cardiology practice, and this article presents a comprehensive outlook on work stress-focused counseling under practical conditions.
AKTUELLE KARDIOLOGIE
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Psychology, Clinical
D. Spieler, M. Braeunig, A. -L. Meyer, K. -H. Ladwig
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PSYCHOSOMATISCHE MEDIZIN UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE
(2022)
