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Rate of suicidal thoughts among pregnant women and new mothers has TRIPLED and the rate of self-harm has doubled in the last decade Researchers looked at more than 595,000 women in the year before and after they gave birth from 2006 to 2017 Diagnoses of suicidality – meaning thoughts, plans and attempts – tripled from … Read more
Seven in 10 Americans who bought firearms during the coronavirus pandemic have been suicidal at some point in their lives – making them twice as at-risk as other gun owners Researchers surveyed 3,500 US adults, one-third of whom were gun owners About 70% of gun owners who purchased firearms during pandemic had experienced suicidal thoughts their … Read more
‘Diseases of despair,’ including substance abuse, alcohol dependency and suicidal thoughts, have spiked in the US over the last decade, a new study suggests. Researchers found a 68 percent rise in Americans diagnosed with one of these disorders between 2009 and 2018. Increases for suicide-related thoughts were highest among teens under age 18, rising by … Read more
The number of people seeking help for suicidal thoughts has risen drastically since the first lockdown was imposed, an investigation has found. Psychiatrists warned the UK is facing a ‘mental health pandemic’, saying NHS services are already ‘overflowing’ with hundreds of patients. And medics expect they will have to grapple with a further ‘tsunami’ of … Read more
‘The pain was so consistent:’ Justin Bieber reflects on having suicidal thoughts and fears he would ‘suffer forever’ in intimate Next Chapter documentary If you have been affected by this story, you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 00:52 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: … Read more
One in ten people had suicidal thoughts by the end of the first six weeks of Britain’s lockdown, research has found. University of Glasgow academics found the pandemic and being confined to home had a major impact on the mental health of people across the UK. The researchers surveyed 3,000 adults and found that the number … Read more
One in ten people had suicidal thoughts by the end of the first six weeks of Britain’s lockdown, research has found. A large scale study by the University of Glasgow found the pandemic and being confined to home had a major impact on the mental health of people across the UK. The researchers surveyed a … Read more
Adele’s best friend has revealed her postpartum psychosis left her with such extreme paranoia she believed her son’s teddy bear had ‘cameras in its eyes’. Laura Dockrill, 34, from Brixton, gave birth to baby boy Jet, who is singer Adele’s godson, in August 2018, and began experiencing severe anxiety and paranoia, which left her with ‘overwhelming … Read more
Andrea McLean has revealed her husband Nick Feeney ‘didn’t know’ she struggled with suicidal thoughts when she secretly suffered a breakdown last year. The Loose Women panellist, 50, spoke candidly about her experience during that dark time in an interview with Hello! Magazine on Sunday, as she admitted that counselling has been ‘amazing’ for her … Read more
Demi Lovato has reflected on her struggles with depression and ‘very, very dark’ suicidal thoughts, after revealing she began had mental health battles at the age of seven. The singer, 28, told Zane Lowe on Apple Music she spent years trying to ‘chase perfection’ before learning she had to accept that her life would be … Read more