Vancouver General Hospital offered "medical assistance in dying" (MAID) care to a suicidal patient according to a report from The Globe and Mail on Wednesday. The article shares the story of ...
When Elena Tuskenis, MD, was in her first year of residency, she heard about the suicide of a patient she had seen briefly on an inpatient unit. The deceased patient had been treated at the hospital's ...
There are two major problems in the treatment of people with a risk of suicide. First, far too many people who die by suicide do not seek professional help prior to ending their lives. Second, ...
In this particular venue my essays have usually discussed psychosocial issues related to cancer. Today’s topic, while seemingly a departure from that pattern, is actually relevant because victims of ...
Leaders at St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Monroe Campus failed to make sure a suicidal patient was properly watched, an investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health found. The report ...
Community pharmacists are more likely to show empathy toward women but to take men more seriously when they are perceived to ...
Yet, the health system is ill-equipped for suicide prevention. Clinicians and healthcare providers are hamstrung by a lack of technology for managing suicide risk. Typically, if someone needs help for ...
Background: Cancer survivors have a higher suicide rate than the general population. Oncology nurses need to have knowledge and skills in assessing risk for suicide in this population. Objective: This ...
Are We Getting Closer to the Promise of Cure? New Progress and Future Directions in the Treatment of Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer In an innovative, first-of-its-kind JCO OP study, Turner et ...
A multifaceted intervention helped reduce the number of suicides among suicidal emergency department patients, a new clinical trial shows. JAMA Psychiatry published the results of the trial that ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I am responding to Kellyn Brown's March 14 article entitled "Suicide Prevention."I am an ...
The Virginia Department of Health provides a free, downloadable poster providing healthcare personnel with information on recognizing and responding to acute suicide risk. The poster is titled “Is ...