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Sergeants say Manning's past behavior speaks loudly in WikiLeaks case
Associated PressAn Army private charged with sending U.S secrets to the website WikiLeaks had a history of suicidal thoughts and aloof behavior that outweighed a psychiatrist’s opinion that he was no risk to himself, two former counselors testified Sunday. Army...Tags: Suicide, Behavioral Conditions, Judges, WikiLeaks, Health and Medical Professionals
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Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?
The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...
Tags: U.S. Military, Suicide, Epidemics and Plagues, Afghanistan, University of Utah
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Suicide prevention: Whom to call, how to help
Suicide-prevention hotlines If you think you might hurt yourself, there are several places you can call for help. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) Vet2Vet Veterans Crisis Hotline: 877-VET-2-VET (877-838-2838) The...Tags: Suicide, Behavioral Conditions
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Suicide rates up among U.S adults ages 35 to 64, CDC reports
Suicide rates among Americans 35 to 64 years old rose 28% from 1999 to 2010, from 13.7 per 100,000 people to 17.6 per 100,000 people, the CDC reported Thursday. The greatest increases occurred in people 50 to 54 years old (up 48%) and among people 55...
Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Suicide, Disease Prevention, Behavioral Conditions
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Suicidal man in North Dakota sets himself on fire
WATFORD CITY, N.D. - Authorities in northwestern North Dakota's McKenzie County say a man tried to kill himself with fire. Officers who responded to a call of a suicidal man in a pickup truck outside a Watford City bar on Sunday say the man poured...Tags: Suicide
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Review: 'A Tale for the Time Being' by Ruth Ozeki
Ruth Ozeki's third novel, "A Tale for the Time Being," begins with writerly disappointment. Well, it also begins with a teenage girl in a fetish café texting her great-grandmother, a feminist-anarchist Buddhist nun who purports to be 104 years old....
Tags: Literature, Buddhism, Authors, Science and Technology, Suicide
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Teen dating violence leaves scars, experts say
Sheela Raja remembers treating a victim of teen dating violence who at first felt too ashamed to talk about the experience. Instead, the victim buried the trauma in alcohol until she finally opened up during therapy. Raja, a licensed clinical...
Tags: AIDS, Suicide, Health and Safety at School, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse
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Mental illness and guns: the issue is suicide
Some years ago, I was called by one of my patients who had just suffered severe rejection in a love relationship. She told me that she was on her way to buy a gun but thought she might call me first. I suggested that she come see me before she purchased a...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Mental Illness, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Politics, Interior Policy
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Local teen beats suicidal thoughts with controversial treatment
It's a nation-wide problem affecting local families. A shortage of psychiatrists means adults, teens and kids who desperately need help aren't getting it. The reason for the shortage? Med students are choosing other specialties. Our Fact Finder team...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Social Sciences, Depression, Psychiatry, Psychiatrists
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Police say woman killed by suicidal man in Reisterstown crash
A 20-year-old Westminster man intent on committing "suicide by cop" crashed his parents' sport utility vehicle Tuesday night, killing an elderly Reisterstown woman, Baltimore County police said. Police said Nicholas Mottley led officers on a chase...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Accidental Death, Suicide, Motorvehicle Accidents, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore
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Suicide is on the rise, and officials don't know why
Will Heinemann seemed happy in October of 2008, laughing with friends and family at his son's wedding. Six months later he fatally shot himself. The owner of a Barrington masonry company and a 59-year-old married father of three, Heinemann seemed to...
Tags: Symptoms, Suicide, Bipolar Disorder, Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Baltimore-born terrorism expert explores 'The Myth of Martyrdom'
Adam Lankford thinks there's an oft-repeated misconception about suicide attackers that isn't merely wrong. It's potentially deadly. Lankford is the Baltimore-born terrorism expert who has just published a book titled "The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really...
Tags: Heroism, Philosophy, Science and Technology, Suicide, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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