by Kevin Caruso A study in Denmark yielded insight into patients who were at the greatest risk for dying by suicide. The study indicated that the risk of suicide:

 
• was slightly higher for people who lived in urban areas.   
• slightly increased with unemployment and low income.   
• significantly increased for those who were admitted to a psychiatric hospital. 

Almost 50% of the people who died by suicide had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital at least once. And patients were at the greatest risk for suicide shortly after their admission and the first week after their discharge. Thus special care needs… Read More

Depression and Vitamins

by Kevin Caruso Along with exercising and eating a sensible diet, taking vitamins is important when you are suffering from depression. A deficiency in vitamins and minerals may be part of the cause of your depression. Thus, it is imperative that you take vitamins every day. So which vitamins should you take? There has been much debate about which vitamins you should take for depression, and in what amounts. You could do an extensive study and still be bemused about what you should do. So, the best thing to do is to buy the best multivitamin that you can, and make sure that it is high in the B-complex vitamins… Read More