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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.

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.

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.

Folic acid (B9) prescription in a population of more than 800,000 individuals, yielded a suicide event rate of 4.73 per 100 000 person-months, compared with a rate of 10.61 per 100 000 person-months without folic acid.

This report on learnings shows that it is crucial to educate primary healthcare professionals on how to spot people who may commit suicide in their later years (eg, using “The 5 Ds” — Deadly methods, Depression, Disease & Disability, Disconnectness, and Development) and how to adopt prevention measures.