MedPage Today (4/22, Hlavinka) reports that the “increasing national suicide rate may be attributable to individuals using more lethal means when attempting suicide, according to CDC data.” From 2006 to 2015, suicide attempts “increased by 10%, from 175 to 193 per 100,000 persons, and the case fatality rate of suicidal acts increased from 7.3% to 8.3%, reported Jing Wang, MD, MPH, of the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues.” Their findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry.
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