Deaths of despair, morbidity, and emotional distress continue to rise in the United States,
largely borne by those without a college degree—the majority of American adults—for many …

Objectives. To evaluate the association between living alone and suicide and how it varies
across sociodemographic characteristics. Methods. A nationally representative sample of …

Background Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the USA and population risk
prediction models can inform decisions on the type, location, and timing of public health …

Objective: This observational study examined the effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
on suicide and all-cause mortality risk in older psychiatric patients. Methods: Participants …

The label “deaths of despair” for rising US mortality related to drugs/alcohol/suicide seems to
implicate emotional distress as the cause. However, a Durkheimian approach would argue …

Background: Despite an unprecedented increase in drug overdose deaths in the United
States, the risks faced by US health care workers, who often have access to controlled …

Background Mortality rates from drug poisoning, suicide, alcohol, and homicide vary
significantly across the United States. This study explores localized relationships (ie …

Background The present study examined racial/ethnic differences in US drug overdose
mortality among US-born and foreign-born men and women. Methods In this cross-sectional …

We examine mortality differences between Americans adults with and without a four-year
college degree over the period 1992 to 2021. Mortality patterns, in aggregate and across …

There are marked differences in life expectancy between regions of England, between
countries in the UK, and between the UK and other wealthy countries. In England, there are …