This paper characterizes the link between ambient temperatures and a broad set of mental health outcomes. We find that higher temperatures increase emergency department visits for mental illness, suicides, and self-reported days of poor mental health. Specifically, cold temperatures reduce negative mental health outcomes while hot temperatures increase them. Our estimates reveal no evidence of… Continue reading Temperature and #mental health: Evidence from the spectrum of mental health outcomes
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Death rates due to #Suicide or #Homicide Among persons aged 10-24 : United States 2000-2017
Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System After stable trends from 2000 to 2007, suicide rates for persons aged 10–24 increased from 2007 (6.8 per 100,000 persons) to 2017 (10.6), while homicide rates declined from 2007 to 2014 and then increased through 2017. The suicide rate for persons aged 10–14 declined from 2000… Continue reading Death rates due to #Suicide or #Homicide Among persons aged 10-24 : United States 2000-2017
Reducing #Suicidal Ideation Through #Insomnia Treatment (REST-IT): A Randomized Clinical Trial
..Zolpidem-CR had a robust anti-insomnia effect, especially in patients with the most severe insomnia symptoms. No significant treatment effect was observed on the Scale for Suicide Ideation (least squares mean estimate=−0.56, SE=0.83, 95% CI=−2.19, 1.08), but the reduction in scores was significantly positively related to improvement in insomnia after accounting for the effect of other… Continue reading Reducing #Suicidal Ideation Through #Insomnia Treatment (REST-IT): A Randomized Clinical Trial
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