SUICIDE

Japan suicides spike during pandemic

Michael Cook | 06 December 2020 | Comments

tags: coronavirus, japan, suicide

Women have been disproportionately affected

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Coronavirus quotes. May 16

Michael Cook | 16 May 2020 | Comments

tags: ebola, suicide

Remembering the Ebola epidemic

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Covid-19 pandemic could lead to unprecedented increase in deaths of despair

Xavier Symons | 10 May 2020 | Comments

tags: coronavirus, covid-19, pandemics, suicide

A new study warns of an epidemic of deaths of despair.

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Release of “13 Reasons Why” associated with increase in youth suicide

Michael Cook | 05 May 2019 | Comments

tags: suicide

Study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media

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Australian man convicted of counselling his wife to suicide

Xavier Symons | 05 October 2018 | Comments

tags: australia, law, suicide

The man stood to gain A$1.4 million in life insurance.

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Should we be more accepting of suicide in older adults?

Xavier Symons | 02 September 2018 | Comments

tags: ageism, rational suicide, suicide

Clinicians have different views.

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Is suicide different from physician assisted death?

Xavier Symons | 11 August 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, suicide, us

A new paper argues that PAD for psychiatric reasons may be indistinguishable from suicide.

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Suicide rate rises steeply in US

Michael Cook | 09 June 2018 | Comments

tags: suicide, United States

Up 30% in 20 years

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New documentary tells personal story of VSED

Xavier Symons | 19 May 2018 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, suicide, transgenderism, vsed

A transgender person chooses to end his life rather than suffer cognitive decline.

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Some Canadian doctors are refusing to treat attempted suicides

Michael Cook | 02 December 2017 | Comments

tags: autonomy, canada, euthanasia, suicide

Opposed by the Quebec College of Physicians

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Oral contraceptives linked to suicide

Xavier Symons | 25 November 2017 | Comments

tags: contraceptive pill, contraceptives, suicide

A new study has found a positive association between the use of oral contraceptives and suicide attempts/suicide.

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Swiss assisted suicide rates increased by 30% in 2015

Xavier Symons | 17 November 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, suicide, switzerland

Assisted suicide came close to eclipsing suicide as a cause of death.

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Is there a link between suicide and irreligion?

Xavier Symons | 19 August 2017 | Comments

tags: existential suffering, psychiatry, religion, sociology, suicide

There is much debate about the link between religion and mental health.

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Should a depraved killer be allowed to commit suicide?

Michael Cook | 19 May 2017 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, ian brady, suicide

Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, died a natural death this week

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Experts alarmed by MD suicide rate in Australia

Xavier Symons | 25 March 2017 | Comments

tags: mental illness, professional conduct, suicide

Australian doctors are calling for a campaign to fight mental illness in the medical profession.

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Doctors call for government action as suicide increases

Xavier Symons | 21 May 2016 | Comments

tags: gun control, politics, public health, suicide, US

A US doctor has voiced grave concern about government inaction on increasing suicide rates in the country.

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Indigenous Canadians fear impending euthanasia law

Michael Cook | 30 April 2016 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, indigenous peoples, suicide

Suicide crisis in remote towns highlights need for caution

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India’s Jains outraged at ban on ritual suicide

Michael Cook | 22 August 2015 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, Jains, santhara, suicide

A court has declared a sacred practice unconstitutional.

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Searching for a new word for suicide

Michael Cook | 13 February 2015 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, right-to-die, suicide

“Suicide” evokes nooses, bridges, bullets and 20-storey buildings, a depressing panorama for assisted-suicide activists. How about "dignicide"?

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Media ethics 101: How not to report suicide

Xavier Symons | 16 August 2014 | Comments

tags: media ethics, suicide

Two incidents this week show opposing responses to publicising suicides.

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