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With suicide being the fourth-highest cause of death among young people globally, and the third-highest cause in the US, improved identification, prevention, and treatment strategies are critically needed. This review focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of suicide among young people, focusing on strategies for clinical settings and schools.

In comparing PTSD to PTSD plus sexual abuse, minors with PTSD following sexual abuse are more likely to suffer MDD, substance use disorder, and suicidal behavior.

A poll conducted in 2021 shed light on the terrible state of many nurses’ mental health, and this story may be a reflection of those thoughts. When more than 9,500 critical care nurses were polled last October, more than half of them admitted to being “not emotionally well,” a trend that was most pronounced among younger nurses between the ages of 25 and 34 (Michael Odell was 27 years old at the time of his death).

High functioning depression is an oversimplified label for someone who effectively hides their persistent depression and seems to be managing their life well. The proper diagnosis is probably dysthymia. Dysthymia is difficult to detect until it intensifies into a major depressive episode. Asking questions about mood, sleep, medication and duration of depressive symptoms can help the clinician achieve a proper diagnosis.

In a retrospectives study with a 13-month follow up, bariatric surgery patients were 16% less likely to die versus matched non-surgical counterparts. However, surgery patients were more than twice as likely to die by suicide and that risk of suicide was significantly higher in those ages 18-34.

This overview and discussion highlights the learnings gleaned during practice in a ketamine service unit. Discussion points include treatment considerations for the two entities, switching from IV to intranasal, and a collection of pearls.