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Suicide in Sculpture: Public Art Makes Risk Socially Visible

by GLOOM

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A 2026 qualitative analysis treated suicide-themed sculpture as cultural evidence, showing how public artworks can materialize psychological pain, shame, entrapment, social disconnection, and prevention debates without turning artists or viewers into diagnostic case studies.1 Research Highlights 2026 analysis used cultural methods: the researchers used iconographic, semiotic, and contextual analysis rather than clinical diagnosis or outcome …

1 mg Guanfacine for Self-Harm Thoughts in ADHD-PTSD-BPD Case

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A 2026 case report linked 1 mg nightly guanfacine modified-release to first-ever cessation of intrusive deliberate self-harm thoughts in a 16-year-old with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) traits, borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The same case became more interesting after the patient stopped taking guanfacine and the self-harm …

Youth Psychiatric Euthanasia in the Netherlands (Dutch Suicide Data)

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The Netherlands has practiced euthanasia for mental suffering since the early 2000s, and the procedure has expanded rapidly among young people. Between 2020 and 2024, euthanasia procedures for individuals under 30 rose sixfold — from 5 to 30 cases per year — now representing over 9% of all premature deaths (suicide + assisted dying) in …

Ketamine Addiction After One Therapeutic Dose: How Rare Is It?

by GLOOM

Stylized illustration evoking the tension between ketamine's clinical promise for depression and its abuse liability, framed in muted rose and amber tones for the addiction topic.

Ketamine and its S-enantiomer esketamine (sold as Spravato) are now established treatments for treatment-resistant depression and acute suicidality. The standard safety pitch from sponsors and clinics: at single sub-anesthetic doses, in supervised settings, addiction risk is minimal. A new case report in BJPsych Open documents a patient for whom that pitch failed catastrophically — and …

How Much Does Loneliness Raise Dementia and Suicide Risk?

by GLOOM

Stylized illustration representing the link between persistent loneliness and downstream cognitive and suicide-spectrum risks.

Loneliness raises measured risk of Alzheimer’s, suicidal ideation, and completed suicide. The associations are documented; the precise magnitudes are not.

ECT: A Modern Reappraisal of Suicide, Dementia, and Mortality

by GLOOM

Stylized illustration representing modern electroconvulsive therapy as a calibrated, evidence-supported treatment for severe and treatment-resistant depression.

Modern administrative cohorts find no dementia signal for ECT and link it to lower suicide and mortality. The supportive literature carries known biases worth flagging.

Peripheral Inflammatory Biomarkers vs. Suicide Risk in Major Depression (2024 Study)

by GLOOM

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is not just a mental health concern; it’s a complex interplay of psychological, environmental, and biological factors, where the most tragic outcome can be suicide. Recent research has unveiled a potential link between the immune system’s inflammatory response and the increased risk of suicide among those suffering from MDD. By examining …