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High initial doses of antidepressants may double suicide risk in teens
Young people who start taking antidepressants at higher-than-average doses may be twice as likely to commit suicide, especially in the first three months of treatment, as those who begin treatment with customary doses, according to a new study…
Guns, public health, and politics
Because the White House’s nominee for surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, tweeted in 2012 that “guns are a health care issue,” the gun lobby took issue and Murthy’s nomination is now in jeopardy. But [[David Hemenway]] of Harvard School…
Gun access heightens risk of suicide, murder
A new study finds that people with access to a gun are three times more likely to commit suicide and almost twice as likely to be murdered. David Hemenway of Harvard School of Public Health—who wrote an editorial…
Living in home with gun linked with higher risk of dying by suicide
People who live in homes with a gun are two to five times more likely to die by suicide than those who live in homes without guns, said [[Matthew Miller]] of Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in…
Drinking coffee may reduce risk of suicide in adults
Caffeine impact on brain chemicals may play role July 24, 2013 — Drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide in men and women by about 50%, according to a new study by Harvard…
Guns & Suicide: The Hidden Toll
[ Spring 2013 ] Special Report by Madeline Drexler, Editor, Harvard Public Health There’s a gas station maybe a five-minute drive away from us, and the gas station sells guns. I didn’t realize places like that existed. Ryan just walked…
Preventing suicides by reducing access to guns
The national debate about gun violence has focused on mass shootings and assault weapons, but statistics show that most gun deaths are suicides. A number of recent articles and interviews featured Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) experts…
Suicide made easier
Editorial in the New York Times, February 15, 2013, referencing Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Harvard School of Public Health experts offer insights on curbing U.S. gun violence
January 22, 2013 -- In the wake of the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) experts have been interviewed in many media outlets on a range of issues relating to…
Comprehensive public health approach urged to curb gun violence in U.S.
For immediate release: Monday, January 7, 2013 Boston, MA -- In the wake of the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December, three Harvard experts say the best way to curb gun violence in the U.S. is…