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Dr Soumitra Pathare
netshrink
THREAD on Medical Students #suicides There are 78333 medical seats across India. Considering a 6 yr course & accounting for recent seat increases, there are ~450,000 students in medical schools
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Dr Soumitra Pathare
netshrink
THREAD: Troubled by many media reports & SM conversations where depression + mental health issues are assumed to be only causes of #suicide Of course, we need conversations on #Mentalhealth
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Scott Simon
nprscottsimon
1/3 I see lots of loose talk, ifs, & assumptions about suicide on this platform, in wake of Nashville. I've reported on suicides & have it in my family, &
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Karol Markowicz
karol
We threw out every single thing we know about human nature in order to fight COVID and this is where it led us. Pieces like this crush me because it
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Tyler Black, MD
tylerblack32
I want to spend a moment to put the death reports today in Arizona into perspective. As a suicidologist, I study mortality on a regular basis.Today, 147 deaths due to
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Karthik Saran Sekar
karthiksarancsk
What is Werther effect / Copycat Suicide and How is it related to the recent #NEETSuicide cases in #Tamilnadu ? Facts about the publicized suicides which are believed to promote
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Tyler Black, MD
tylerblack32
"Frequently Asked Questions" about the data I post regarding suicides in 2020 not changing overall from 2019. Due to the number of requests/questions I get, I will stop answering them
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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
DrRosena
You should be very careful about this, Nadine. That data shows an increase from Feb (pre-lockdown) compared to Mar/Apr/May (during lockdown). It also shows there was a 7% increase in
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Dr Brandon Stratford
Stratford_B
This article by @EricaLG highlights the need to consider the role schools can play in preventing suicide. However, school reopening as a suicide prevention strategy presents a lot of concerns
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Eli Savit
EliNSavit
I am dearly hoping that, as our legislators prepare for a COVID response and stimulus package, they engage in some forward thinking—and allocate significant money to the looming mental-health crises
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Erik Reinbergs, PhD
ereinbergs
We of course need to pay attention to whether suicide attempts and suicides are increasing among youth during the pandemic. However - this is an empirical question and thus we
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Sumanth Raman
sumanthraman
Dear Students, #NEET is an exam that you can easily conquer. Last year 60,000 students from TN (49%) cleared the exam. Do not be misguided by politicians and media. Parents
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Tyler Black, MD
tylerblack32
1/ GLOBAL Suicidology 2020World-first data!Every nation so far that has reported its suicide rates for 2020, compared to previous years. No change since 2019 (but down from 2017).Despite a global
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Duncan
DuncanHenry78
Stop weaponising suicide. Facts about suicide are easy to find. The idea that there is or was an epidemic of suicidal trans teens is not borne out by facts. There
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P. Sainath
PSainath_org
1/5. Shocked by Sushant Singh Rajput suicide coverage – compared with that of 330,000 farmer suicides since 1995? It’s about the money. Talk TV is a lucrative revenue model. Yak
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Health Nerd
GidMK
Lockdowns have mostly not been associated with a large increase in suicide rates: a thread of evidence (CW: suicide, mental health) Since this has been a major talking point
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