Postpartum Suicide is Tragic, But Preventable
Programs are necessary to implements strategies for reducing the risk of suicide and infanticide in postpartum women, especially in women at risk for postpartum psychosis.
Perinatal Depression: Can We Predict Who is At Risk for Suicide?
It is estimated that suicide accounts for about 10% of all maternal deaths. While we have a fair amount of information to help us predict which women are at risk for depression during pregnancy and [...]
Suicide in Postpartum Women: Can We Predict Who is at Risk?
Women are at significant risk for severe psychiatric illness after childbirth, particularly during the first three months. Suicide is a rare but tragic outcome of untreated psychiatric illness in this setting. In order to prevent [...]
Parent’s Suicide Attempt Increases a Child’s Risk of Suicide
Previous studies have shown that children who have lost a parent to suicide are more likely to attempt suicide than children whose parents died unintentionally. One obvious explanation for this finding is that the parents who attempt or commit suicide are more likely to have a mood disorder or serious psychiatric illness and that their children share this genetic vulnerability and are therefore more likely to have a psychiatric illness which increases their risk for suicide.