MedCity News December 2, 2024
It’s about interpreting the full range of factors, from biology to life circumstances, that can push someone to the edge.
Every 11 minutes, someone in the US dies by suicide. The heartbreak of losing someone this way is profound, and often, those left behind are left asking: How did this happen without any warning?
Historically, suicidality has been branded a symptom of other mental health issues, especially depression. During my medical training, we were taught that if a patient expressed suicidal thoughts, we should treat their depression. Fix the mental illness, and the suicidality would go away. But time has shown that this doesn’t always work.
Truth be told, many patients who struggle with depression never consider suicide, while...
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