Suicide

"Suicide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The act of killing oneself.

Descriptor ID	D013405
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.126.980.875 I01.880.735.856
Concept/Terms	Suicide Suicide Suicides

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Suicide".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Behavioral Symptoms [F01.145.126]
Self-Injurious Behavior [F01.145.126.980]
Suicide [F01.145.126.980.875]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Suicide [I01.880.735.856]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Suicide" by people in this website by year, and whether "Suicide" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 109 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
2003	2	1	3
2004	0	2	2
2006	1	4	5
2008	3	1	4
2009	4	0	4
2010	3	0	3
2011	2	1	3
2012	3	0	3
2013	3	3	6
2014	5	3	8
2015	2	2	4
2016	3	1	4
2017	4	3	7
2018	3	0	3
2019	5	5	10
2020	4	1	5
2021	11	0	11
2022	5	0	5
2023	9	1	10
2024	4	2	6
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Suicide" by people in Profiles.

Mandavia AD, Banducci AN, Simpson TL, Marx BP, Hawn SE, Hyde J, Ameral VE, Sistad Hall RE, Roth CE, Sarpong AA, Davenport M, Meng F, Stein MD, Livingston NA. Sex Differences in Suicide, Lethal Means, and Years of Potential Life Lost Among Veterans With Substance Use Disorder. Womens Health Issues. 2025 May-Jun; 35(3):196-204.

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Meerwijk EL, Shotqara AS, Finlay AK, Reeves RM, Tamang SR, Ilgen MA, Harris AHS. Computing 3-Step Theory of Suicide Factor Scores From Veterans Health Administration Clinical Progress Notes. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2025 Feb; 55(1):e70004.

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Skarha J, Spangler K, Dosa D, Rich JD, Savitz DA, Zanobetti A. Cold-related Mortality in US State and Private Prisons: A Case-Crossover Analysis. Epidemiology. 2025 Mar 01; 36(2):207-215.

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Kennedy CJ, Kearns JC, Geraci JC, Gildea SM, Hwang IH, King AJ, Liu H, Luedtke A, Marx BP, Papini S, Petukhova MV, Sampson NA, Smoller JW, Wolock CJ, Zainal NH, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Wagner JR, Kessler RC. Predicting Suicides Among US Army Soldiers After Leaving Active Service. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Dec 01; 81(12):1215-1224.

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Lee HY, Shin DW, Han KD, Kawachi I. Longitudinal association between disability and suicide mortality in Republic of Korea. Int J Epidemiol. 2024 Oct 13; 53(6).

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Perera PS, Miller VE, Fitch KV, Swilley-Martinez ME, Rosen DL, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Marshall BDL, Pence BW, Kavee AL, Proescholdbell SK, Martin RA, Peiper LJ, Ranapurwala SI. Medicaid Expansion and Mortality Among Persons Who Were Formerly Incarcerated. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2429454.

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Ayer L, Horowitz LM, Colpe L, Lowry NJ, Ryan PC, Boudreux E, Little V, Erban S, Ramirez-Estrada S, Schoenbaum M. [Clinical Pathway for Suicide Risk Screening in Adult Primary Care Settings:Special Recommendations]. Neuropsychopharmacol Hung. 2024 09; 26(3):153-169.

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Kheibari A, Lawson SG, Szechy K, Sheehan R. Suicide and the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study of discourse on an online pro-choice for suicide discussion forum. Death Stud. 2025; 49(3):321-328.

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Ryan PC, Lowry NJ, Boudreaux E, Snyder DJ, Claassen CA, Harrington CJ, Jobes DA, Bridge JA, Pao M, Horowitz LM. Chronic Pain, Hopelessness, and Suicide Risk Among Adult Medical Inpatients. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2024 Mar-Apr; 65(2):126-135.

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Dvir Y, Ryan C, Lee J. School Closures and ED Visits for Suicidality in Youths Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 11 01; 6(11):e2343001.

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