College Athlete Deaths by Suicide Have Doubled, and Researchers Want to Know Why

JAMA. 2024 Jun 4;331(21):1792-1794. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.7895.
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Plain language summary

This Medical News story discusses an analysis of deaths by suicide among NCAA athletes over the past 20 years.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Athletes* / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Students / psychology
  • Suicide* / statistics & numerical data
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Universities
  • Young Adult