Skipper GE, Williams JB.J Vet Med Educ. 2012 Spring;39(1):79-82. AbstractA high suicide risk has been reported among veterinarians in comparison to the general population. Postulated causes have included depression, substance abuse, work-related stress, reluctance to admit psychiatric problems, and access to lethal drugs and/or familiarity with euthanasia. Members of the Student Chapter of the American […]
Kikuchi S, Kikuchi T.Keio J Med. 2012 Mar;61(1):23-7. AbstractOn March 11, 2011, a gigantic earthquake struck eastern Japan. Utilities such as electricity, water, gas and telecommunication were interrupted. In Koriyama, the City Hall collapsed and government administration offices had to be moved to a nearby baseball stadium that had been designed to include facilities for […]
Godin A, Kremer C, Sauvageau A.Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2012 Mar;33(1):4-7. AbstractThe distinction of a suicidal hanging from a simulated hanging following a homicidal strangulation is highly challenging. The present study evaluates the fracture of the cricoid cartilage as a potential pointer toward homicide. Despite the numerous studies on neck structures fractures in hanging, […]
Labonte B, Yerko V, Gross J, Mechawar N, Meaney MJ, Szyf M, Turecki G.Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBACKGROUND: Childhood abuse alters hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function and increases the risk of suicide. Hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activation regulates HPA activity, and human GR expression (hGR) is reduced in the hippocampus of suicide […]
Yang X, Ewald ER, Huo Y, Tamashiro KL, Salvatori R, Sawa A, Wand GS, Lee RS.Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractGlucocorticoids may play a significant role in the etiology of neuropsychiatric illnesses. Abnormalities in plasma cortisol levels, glucocorticoid sensitivity, and HPA-axis function often accompany clinical symptoms of stress-related illnesses […]
Dauphinais DR, Rosenthal JZ, Terman M, Difebo HM, Tuggle C, Rosenthal NE.Psychiatry Res. 2012 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractTreatment of bipolar disorder often results in patients taking several drugs in attempt to alleviate residual depressive symptoms, which can lead to an accumulation of side effects. New treatments for bipolar depression that do not […]
Lueger-Schuster B, Glück TM, Tran US, Zeilinger EL.Int Psychogeriatr. 2012 Mar 21:1-5. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBackground: Wartime rape is an atrocity with long-lasting impacts not only on victims but whole societies. In this brief report, we present data on experience and witness of sexual violence during World War II (WWII) and subsequent time of […]
Helmkamp JC.Mil Med. 1995 Feb;160(2):51-6. AbstractData abstracted from the Report of Casualty (DD 1300) is used to describe active duty homicide victims for the period 1980 through 1992. The Marine Corps experienced the fewest homicides (186) but the highest rate (7.36 per 100,000) compared to the other services: Army (619/6.36), Navy (381/5.24), and Air Force […]
Suicide Among Veterans in 16 States, 2005 to 2008: Comparisons Between Utilizers and Nonutilizers of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Services Based on Data From the National Death Index, the National Violent Death Reporting System, and VHA Administrative Records. Katz IR, McCarthy JF, Ignacio RV, Kemp J.Am J Public Health. 2012 Mar;102 Suppl 1:S105-10. AbstractObjectives. We […]
Ambade VN, Borkar JL, Meshram SK.Med Sci Law. 2012 Jan;52(1):40-3. AbstractIt has been estimated that five million snake bite cases occur worldwide every year, causing about 100,000 deaths. Snake bite is exclusively accidental in nature. Suicide by snake bite is very rare and homicidal snake bite is not reported. In the present case, a contract […]
