suicidal ideation
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Black women have also historically reported suicidal ideation during the postpartum period at a rate roughly double that of white women.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
A 2009 study in the American Journal of Public Health found that among immigrants who came from Mexico to the U.S. as teenagers, just 2.3% reported suicidal ideation, compared with 8.9% of their American-born peers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
“This is a miraculous thing,” said retired MMA fighter Tait Fletcher, who credits the treatment with freeing him from suicidal ideation.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Researchers at Kaiser Permanente talked to some of them and they “were either not experiencing suicidal ideation at the time of screening or feared the outcome of disclosure, including stigma, overreaction, and loss of autonomy.”
From Slate • May 20, 2024
The researchers distilled 1.6 million medical records into two similar groups of nearly 28,000 people and reported that 0.13% of those prescribed semaglutide reporting suicidal ideation versus 0.36% of those prescribed other antidiabetes drugs.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 5, 2024
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