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.
The act of killing oneself.
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D013405
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.126.980.875 I01.880.735.856
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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.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2007 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2009 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 9 | | 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2013 | 7 | 8 | 15 | | 2014 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2015 | 15 | 5 | 20 | | 2016 | 17 | 2 | 19 | | 2017 | 24 | 10 | 34 | | 2018 | 21 | 6 | 27 | | 2019 | 19 | 7 | 26 | | 2020 | 24 | 6 | 30 | | 2021 | 24 | 3 | 27 | | 2022 | 25 | 0 | 25 | | 2023 | 44 | 5 | 49 | | 2024 | 19 | 14 | 33 | | 2025 | 19 | 7 | 26 | | 2026 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Suicide" by people in Profiles.
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Thulin EJ, Goodrum S, Mather E, Heinze J. Bullying, Suicide, Substance Use, and Mass Harm: Patterns of Overlapping Threats Reported to a Statewide Anonymous Technology-Facilitated Reporting System. Prev Sci. 2026 Apr; 27(4):609-622.
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Tran LD, Wagner TH, Bahraini N, Gujral K. Positive Mental Health Screens in the Veterans Health Administration, 2021 to 2024. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2613818.
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Edwards ER, Holliday R, Addison H, Anderson AJ, Brenner LA, Bruemmer K, Flake J, Fortuna A, Geraci J, Glatt S, Goodman M, Keusch J, Reed AL, Stimmel M, Weber J, Tsai J. Suicide-related outcomes in veterans experiencing criminal-legal involvement and/or homelessness: Insights from clinician-administered risk assessments. J Affect Disord. 2026 Sep 01; 408:121863.
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Anderson AM, Hughes LD, Rahman B, Clark KA. Enhancing Classification of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Information Among Suicide Decedents Reported in the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003-2021. Am J Public Health. 2026 Jun; 116(6):755-760.
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Monteith LL, Polzer ER, Holliday R, Aase DM, Simonetti JA. Lethal means safety for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans: Insights from key informants. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0340962.
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Penzenik ME, Schneider AL, Hoffmire CA, Sells JR, Stearns-Yoder KA, Brenner LA. Rural community members' experiences and perceptions regarding lethal means safety in the context of suicide and accidental death rates. J Rural Health. 2026 Jan; 42(1):e70103.
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Morgan ER, Bogic M, Hebert L, Poole E, Tsosie N, Tsosie N, Garcia K, O'Leary M, Mettler R, Johnson G, Son-Stone L, Parker T, Buchwald D, Manson S. Caring Text Messages for Suicide Prevention in Urban American Indian Youth: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Sep 26; 14:e71344.
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Cafferty R, Leonard J, Gillette R, Bagg M, Haasz M, O'Leary ST, Ambroggio L. Association of Suicide Risk Factors and Subsequent Pediatric Emergency Department Mental Health Visits. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Dec 01; 41(12):e210-e217.
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Kafka JM, Lyons VH, Cheung A, Graham LM, AbiNader MA, Adhia A, Mustafah A, Rivara FP. Preventing Intimate Partner Murder-Suicide: A Case-Control Study of Suicidal Males in Abusive Relationships. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Dec; 69(6):108076.
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Sells JR, Stearns-Yoder KA, Penzenik ME, Bahraini NH, Sullan MJ, Cruz S, Monteith LL, Brenner LA. The "tyranny of distance": community-based veteran suicide prevention in Guam. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1469973.
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