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Living Through Wanting to Die

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Suicide, Depression, Mark Goulston, Dying, Electroconvulsive-Therapy, Death, Health, Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Devastating illnesses can bring patients to the brink of a seemingly agreeable suicide. The role of the psychiatrist can be to look coldly through the pain and determine if there is a way to save the patient's life and make it worth enduring.

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Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 07.06.2009 | New York

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Lauri Lyons

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

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Dying To Quit: F.D.A. Warns About Stop-Smoking Drugs Chantix and Zyban

nytimes.com | GARDINER HARRIS and DUFF WILSON | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Nicotine, Smoking, Women's Health, Health, Zyban, Suicide Smoking Drugs, Suicide Risk Zyban, Suicide, Chantix, Men's Health, Quitting Smoking, Suicide Risk Chantix, Living News

Federal drug regulators warned Wednesday that patients taking two popular drugs to stop smoking should be watched closely for signs of serious mental ...

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Governor Sanford Needs an Intervention Before It's Too Late

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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Yvonne R. Davis

Sanford needs more than just a few Republicans calling him up, and asking him to step down. He needs someone who can come and help save him from himself.

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What About The Boys? Male Issues Ignored in U.S. Culture

LiveScience | Rachael Rettner | Posted 07.01.2009 | Living

Read More: US Culture, Depression, Literacy, Male Stereotypes, Suicide Rate, Suicide, Men's Health, Parenting, Boys, Boy Issues, Boy Problems, Males, Living News

Growing up is tough. But for boys, it may be even tougher. While both boys and girls face issues -- in school and out -- the problems affecting boys ...

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Chantix, Zyban Issued Suicide Warning By FDA

AP | DAMIAN J. TROISE | Posted 07.01.2009 | Home

Read More: Fda, Chantix, Suicide, Anti-Smoking Drugs, Smoking Drugs, FDA Warning, Zyban, Home News

NEW YORK — The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety ...

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Medication Madness: How Psychiatric Drugs Cause Violence, Suicide, and Crime

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 07.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Suicide, Violence, Psychiatry, Psychiatric Drugs, Medication Spellbinding, Involuntary Intoxication, Crime, Breggin, Living News
Dr. Peter Breggin

We need to be able to take complete responsibility for ourselves and to think through our problems with rational clarity. All psychiatric drugs impair those higher mental functions.

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Study: Many Teens Believe They'll Die Young

msn.com | Posted 07.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Teenage Suicide, Depression, Risk-Taking Behavior Teens, Teen Drug Use, Drug Use, Teens, Suicide, Fatalism, Negativity, Parenting, Teen Depression, Health, Living News

A surprising number of teenagers -- nearly 15 percent -- think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe...

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Mia Farrow's Brother, a Suicide, Had Slammed Iraq War After Nephew Died

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fatalities, Iraq, Patrick Farrow, Mia Farrow, Patrick-Farrow-Death, Suicide, Mia Farrow's Brother Death, Patrick-Farrow, Mia Farrow's Brother, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Patrick Farrow's connection to his famous sister drew headlines, but his name rang a bell for me for another reason: his nephew died in Iraq.

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Mia Farrow's Brother's Death: SUICIDE

AP | WILSON RING | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment

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CASTLETON, Vt. — Mia Farrow's brother, a sculptor and local fixture in this college town, killed himself at his art gallery, state police and a ...

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Dispatch From Tokyo: The Economy, Music Biz & Google

Mark Joseph | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: Digital Music, Music Business, Japanese Economy, Suicide, Wireless Internet, Timothy Geithner, Japan, Music Industry, World News
Mark Joseph

Japan is still an odd hybrid of the past and the future. They've skipped the personal computer and gone straight to the cell phone, where much of e-traffic occurs.

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One Last, Strange Night With David Carradine

Chris Willman | Posted 06.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Suicide, Depression, David Carradine Dead, Film, David Carradine, Movies, Entertainment News
Chris Willman

I bore witness to what was probably David Carradine's last public appearance, in late March. It turned into a riveting hour of near-chaos.

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Econocide

Nick Turse | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Suicide, Foreclosures, Suicides, Foreclosure, Economic Crisis, Business News
Nick Turse

While it's impossible to know all the factors that contribute to people resorting to violent measures, press reports suggest that the economic crisis has played no small part in a range of extreme acts.

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Gitmo: Suicide, Fundraising and Videogames

David Danzig | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suicide, Guantanamo Closure, Guantanamo, John Boehner, Guantanamo Detainees, Politics News
David Danzig

The stark contrast between real life at Guantanamo Bay, and the fantasy that has been built up around the so-called "hardened terrorists" who are housed there was brought into high relief this week.

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Arthur Delaney

Recession May Be Increasing Suicide Rates, But We Won't Know For Years

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Suicide, Suicides, Economic Recession, Recession, Business News

Emergency physicians and mental health workers in North Carolina have begun to worry that they may be in the midst of a disturbing new trend, accordin...

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The 1%: America Insourcing Sacrifice

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Suicides, Marines, Army, Military, Afghanistan, Suicide, Iraq, Afghanistan War, US Navy, Politics News
Sean Gilfillan

Why is America insourcing sacrifice to 1% of its population when it is deemed necessary to our national security and interests?

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Israel War Preparation Drill Biggest Ever

Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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In what is being touted as Israel's most mass-scale war preparation drill ever, 'Turning Point 3' will over the course of five days involve both milit...

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Army Base Shuts Down After Rise In Troop Suicides

Raw Story | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suicide, U.S. Army, Fort Campbell, Troop Suicides, Army Suicides, Army Base, Politics News

The commander of Fort Campbell army base in Kentucky has ordered a three-day suspension of regular duties to focus on a spike in suicides among his tr...

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Roh's Second New Day

Bernard Rowan | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: Suicide, Corruption, Roh Moo-Hyun, Shame, Democracy, South Korea, Campaign Finance Reform, Roh-Moo-Hyun-Suicide, Asia, World News
Bernard Rowan

The death of Roh Moo-hyun is a call for Koreans on all sides of the political spectrum to limit the influence of money on political candidates and their families.

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Friday Talking Points [77] -- There's Always Next Week...

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have to start by saying that in all honesty, President Obama and the Democrats didn't have a great week. Obama started the week out by cracking a fe...

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Why 'Stressed Out' U.S. Soldier Killing Comrades in Iraq Was Inevitable

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Fatalities, Iraq, Troops, Soldier Suicides, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Soldier Suicide, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Veterans, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

The slaughter of five comrades by a "stressed out" U.S. soldier today in Baghdad is a true tragedy -- but should not come as a shock.

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Japan's Suicide Rate Rising In Economic Slump

Telegraph | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Japanese Suicide Rate, Foreign Affairs, Economic Crisis, Japan Suicide Rate, Suicide, Financial Crisis, Japan Suicide, Japan, Japan Business, Japanese Suicides, Advocacy, Global Financial Crisis, World News

The first indications of a life that has been lost appear within a hundred yards of entering the forest. Scattered across mossy tree roots are a man's...

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The Bad Apples Were at the Top

Stephen Funk | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suicide, Military, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Torture Memos, Veterans, Torture, War Crimes, Iraq War, Following Orders, Bush Administration, Al-Queida, Obama, Waterboarding, Politics News
Stephen Funk

If Alyssa Peterson had never been ordered to torture she would still be alive.

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Part II: Soldier Who Killed Herself -- After Refusing to Take Part in Torture

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, Kayla Williams, Soldier Suicides, Alyssa Peterson, Suicide, Soldiers, Torture Memos, Torture, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

What caused Alyssa Peterson to put a bullet in her head in September 2003 after just a few weeks in Iraq? And why were the press and the public not told about it?

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Kellermann Autopsy Incomplete

AP | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

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McLEAN, Va. — Medical examiners have completed an autopsy on a Freddie Mac executive found dead in an apparent suicide, but say a final determin...

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