RESEARCH

19 February 2008

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RESEARCH
Suicide rates in young men in England and Wales in the 21st century.
Suicide rates in young men at lowest levels since 1970s
Time trend analysis shows that rates of suicide in young men aged 15-34 declined steadily from the 1990s, and by 2005 were at their lowest level for almost 30 years; rates among young women remained stable and low .

Population impact on incidence of suicide and non-fatal self harm of regulatory action against the use of SSRIs in under 18s
Time series analyses of routine data did not find altered trends in suicide and self harm after prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors was contraindicated in under 18s in the UK.

Antidepressants and suicide
The editorial accompanying both research papers says that sustained use of antidepressants is probably too rare to have much overall effect on risk of suicide in people living with depression.

Effectiveness of the diabetes education for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Structured learning and goal setting in a group for six hours significantly increased rates of weight loss and smoking cessation up to a year later but made no difference to haemoglobin A1c levels.

Structured education for people with type 2 diabetes
The accompanying editorial says that structured education is a step towards a more patient centred approach to delivery of care.

Predicting outcome after traumatic brain injury
Simple prognostic models can be used to obtain valid predictions of relevant outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury.

Prognostic modelling in traumatic brain injury.
The accompanying editorial says that prognostic modelling in traumatic brain injury can reliably estimate the probability of outcomes for groups but not for individuals.

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