A Primary Intervention for Suicidal Behaviors and Depression
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral and Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 2 May 2024 | Viewed by 240
Special Issue Editor
Interests: violence and abuse; risk management; criminology, healthcare security and safety; medical liability; forensic pathology; forensic immunohistochemistry, legal medicine; sudden cardiac death; criminology
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Dear Colleagues,
Suicide is the 15th leading cause of death worldwide. While relatively rare in the general population, suicide rates remain high among people with mental illness. Depression is a common mental illness, affecting 280 million people worldwide. It is not only harmful to people's health and lives, but is also associated with an increased risk of death and constitutes a leading cause of suicide. Therefore, it is important to intervene on suicidal behaviors and depression and on the causes responsible for its onset in order to save patients and ultimately helping them to save themselves. In the oncological population, the high rate of suicides makes it necessary to pay particular attention to this segment of the population by providing personnel dedicated to psychological assistance for both patients and family members. This support should be made available from the moment of oncological diagnosis.
In this Special Issue, we welcome contributions on suicide risks, the suicidal process, and preventive measures in depression and in at-risk situations. Also of great interest are public health prevention strategies with which to prevent depression from turning into suicidal behavior. We are keen to publish case reports and case series regarding suicide or attempted suicide, especially those with well-supported circumstantial data, as well as qualitative research, constructive reviews and meta-analyses.
Dr. Elvira Ventura Spagnolo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- suicide risk and protective factors
- depression
- depressive symptoms
- unipolar depression
- cancer
- forensic pathology
- oncology
- public healthcare and risk management.
