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Are Your Medications Changing Your Personality?
Have you ever felt not quite yourself? Ever say or do something that seemed so completely out of character that even you weren’t sure what happened? A medication could be to blame. It might sound like something out of a science fiction story, but it’s true: What’s in your medicine cabinet could be changing your personality. From aggression to changing the ability to empathize or exacerbating compulsive...
October 27, 2023
4 Actions That Can Help Fight Depression
Anyone with any form of depression knows that it can make their world different in so many ways. This disorder can make people feel sluggish, guilty, worthless, emotional (anger and sadness), frightful, suicidal, unmotivated and it can make someone feel like they are on an emotional rollercoaster ride that doesn't have an end in sight. The very -signs and symptoms of depression- make taking action...
November 18, 2022
Suicide Ideation Can Be Contagious
The CDC - reports - more than 45,000 people die each year by suicide. For every one successful suicide, 25 people make unsuccessful attempts. While the highest suicide rates are among the middle-aged and elderly, clusters of suicides sometimes occur in teens and young adults. Some - research - suggests that under the right conditions, suicidal ideation can actually become “contagious.” Many studies...
September 20, 2021
Reducing Suicide Risk in Teens and Peers
Suicide is a difficult topic. It’s hard to know what to say to reduce risk. And when we consider teens especially, it gets a little terrifying. None of us ants to mourn a young person. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce suicide risk in teens and peers. Let’s take a look at this serious topic. Suicide Rates are Rising in Young People - Every year, people between the ages of 10 and 14 take their own...
July 14, 2021
WHO Steps in as Suicide Rates Skyrocket Worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO)-, estimates that about 800,000 people die by suicide each year. For every death, it’s likely that about 20 people make unsuccessful attempts. Especially here in the U.S., the spike in suicide rates — in some areas, almost a -60% increase- since 1999 — has officials concerned. In response, the WHO has now released a statement asking people to take “-40 seconds of...
December 19, 2019
Are Sleeping Meds Causing Suicides?
The FDA recently required the addition of a- box warning- to some popular sleep medications after adverse effects lead to reported deaths. The medications, most commonly found in Ambien, Lunesta and Sonata, have led to reports of bizarre behaviors in the past, but the extent of their related dangers is only now coming to light. Sleeping medications such as Ambien, Lunesta and Sonata have been known...
June 11, 2019