Increased Suicide Rates Among Individuals with Autism: People on the autism spectrum are almost 3 times more likely to die by suicide compared to non-autistic people. Dr Damian Santomauro from UQ’s School of Public Health and the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research led a team which conducted a systematic review of nearly 1500 international research […]
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Suicide rates among women aged 45 to 54 — the most common age to be experiencing menopause and perimenopause — have risen 6% in the last 20 years, defying a trend for falling rates among older women[1], reveals research by Menopause Experts Group. Those aged 45 to 54 have the highest suicide rate among women, […]
Caroline Harper, Clinical Lead for Mental Health at Bupa UK comments on the new ONS Research for UK Suicide rates: “From the earliest days of the pandemic there was concern that suicide rates would increase. However, new research released by ONS has found suicide rates decreased in the first few months of 2020 – for both […]