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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.

SI, sadness, and anxiety symptoms could all be effectively treated with ketamine. The high rates of response and remission in population samples of TRD were comparable to those for interventional therapies. Racemic ketamine infusion as the main treatment for SI requires randomized controlled trials and comparative efficacy studies with other therapies.

In what is thought to be the largest study to date of any type of ketamine treatment, the findings revealed that, after four sessions, 89 percent of participants reported improvement in their depression and/or anxiety symptoms. On the PHQ-9 or GAD-7 scale, 63 percent of participants saw a 50% or greater improvement. PHQ-9 remission rates were 32.6 percent and GAD-7 remission rates were 31.3 percent. Furthermore, at the end of the four weeks, 62 percent of patients who had suicidal ideation prior to treatment reported no suicidal ideation.

A new case study that analyzed the correlation between the use of antidepressants and suicide concluded that all patients treated with antidepressants should receive careful monitoring for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior.

US News & World Report recently published its state healthcare rankings, based on three measures: access to healthcare, quality of care, and overall health of the population, measuring rates of obesity, smoking, suicide, mental health, and mortality for adults and infants. At the top, Hawaii was the clear winner. At the bottom, Mississippi. Where does your state measure up in the rankings?