Sociodemographic, lifestyle and health determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia by Cheah, Yong Kang, Azahadi, Mohd, Phang, Siew Nooi, Abd Manaf, Noor Hazilah

“…Suicide has become a serious matter in both developed and developing countries.The objective of the present study is to examine the factors affecting suicidal behaviour among adults in Malaysia.A nationally representative data which consists of 10,141 respondents is used for analysis.A trivariate probit model is utilised to identify the probability of having suicide ideation, suicide plan and suicide attempt. …”

Deceased's father want commit suicide as the defendant is acquitted by Guang Ming, Daily

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Conceptual, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in Physician-Assisted Suicide: An Overview by Ahmad, Nehaluddin, Masum, Ahmad, Ali, Aqilah Walin

“…Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) remains a contentious and highly debated topic within medical, legal, and ethical spheres. …”
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Negative automatic thoughts as a mediator of the relationship between depression and suicidal behaviour in an at-risk sample of Malaysian adolescents by Choon, Min Wai, Abu Talib, Mansor, Yaacob, Siti Nor, Awang, Hamidin, Tan, Jo Pei, Hassan, Sallahuddin, Ismail, Zanariah

“…Background: This study examined the mediating role of negative automatic thoughts in the relationship between depression and suicidal behaviour in a sample of at-risk Malaysian adolescents. …”
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Analyst sees disturbing trend in timing of attacks by News Straits, Times

“…Kuala Lumpur Following back to back suicide bombings in Manchester, the United Kingdom and Jakarta,Indonesia, a counter terrorism expert has observed a disturbing trend.…”
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Analyst sees disturbing trend in timing of attacks by News Straits, Times

“…KUALA LUMPUR: Following backTimes toback suicide bombings in Manchester, the United Kingdom, and Jakarta, Indonesia, a counter terrorism expert has observed a disturbing trend.…”
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Implication of government failure to include palliative care medicine in medical colleges by Salihu, Sani Ibrahim, Yusof, Yuhanis, Halim, Rohizan, Mustapha, Aliyu

“…Medical profession like all other professions cannot be effectively practiced without code of ethics.Palliative care has been identified as the best treatment for terminally ill patient and a better alternative to euthanasia and assisted suicide.In Nigeria, Cancer and kidney failure are two serious terminal illnesses that present difficult situation, however, doctors are produced on yearly basis without palliative care training and euthanasia is strictly illegal.The objective of this paper is to bring out the implication of government failure for not having Nigerian doctors trained in palliative care medicine and strongly suggest the way forward.Empirical research method is used where in depth interview was conducted with three medical doctors.Findings shows terminally ill patient suffer seriously for lack of skilled doctors on Palliative care and pain management.…”
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Malaysian Cyberbullying Law: A Work-in-Progress by Mohamad, Ani Munirah, Abd Aziz, Ahmad Shamsul, Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina, Md Isa @ Yusuff, Yusramizza, Ibrahim, Huda, Ghazali, Osman

“…Cyberbullying should be addressed so that its most harmful consequences such as suicide, theft, and rape can be prevented. Despite the grievous ramifications, existing laws are inadequate to manage cyberbullying matters. …”
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Teachers' self-efficacy in dealing with bullying among secondary schools students in Malaysia by Lee, Jun Choi, Narawi, Sawan @ Mohammad Syawal, Abdul Rahman, Nik Adzrieman

“…It is no doubt that bullying has a lot of negative consequences on students and the most worrying part is that some victims of bullying even took away their own life or thinking about committing suicide.Evidences from a number of studies suggest that generally teachers are not very effective when they address or deal with cases of bullying in schools. …”
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Does Physical Activity Increase Happiness? by Cheah, Yong Kang

“…Unlike earlier studies, this study uses suicidal thoughts to measure happiness instead of other common measures like self-perceived happiness. …”
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Sentiment analysis of impact of technology on employment from text on twitter by Qaiser, Shahzad, Yusoff, Nooraini, Kabir Ahmad, Farzana, Ali, Ramsha

“…People are getting nervous, depressed, and even doing suicides due to unemployment; hence, it is essential to explore this relatively new area of research. …”
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Absence of antiretroviral therapy and other risk factors for morbidity and mortality in Malaysian compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers by Zhou, Dongsheng, Fu, Jeannia J., Bazazi, Alexander R., Altice, Frederick L., Mohamed, Mahmood Nazar, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba

“…Nearly a quarter screened positive for symptoms indicative of active tuberculosis, yet none reported having been evaluated for tuberculosis.Although 95% of participants met criteria for opioid dependence prior to detention, none reported being able to access opioid substitution therapy during detention, with 86% reporting current cravings for opioids and 87% anticipating relapsing to drug use after release.Fourteen percent of participants reported suicidal ideation over the previous two weeks.Conclusion: We identified a lack of access to antiretroviral therapy in two of the six compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers in Malaysia designated to hold HIV-infected individuals and found significant, unmet health needs among detainees with HIV. …”
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