Managing suicidal behaviour in adolescents

RETRACTED: Human Suicide, Modern Diagnosis Assistance and Magic Bullet Discovery

The article entitled “Human Suicide, Modern Diagnosis Assistance and Magic Bullet Discovery”, by Da-Yong Lu, Peng- Peng Zhu, Hong-Ying Wu, Nagendra Sastry Yarla, Bin Xu, Jian Ding, Ajit Varki and Ting-Ren Lu, has been retracted on the request of the co-authors, Dr. Ajit Varki, Dr. Nagendra Sastry Yarla and Dr. Jian Ding available at: Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem 2019; 19(1): 15-23. http://www.eurekaselect.com/169003/article. The Corresponding Author Dr. Da-Yong Lu has included the names of the co-authors, Dr. Ajit Varki, Dr. Nagendra Sastry Yarla and Dr. Jian Ding without their consent and the manuscript has been published in the journal, Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (CNSAMC). Kindly see Bentham Science Policy on Article retraction at the link given below: (https://benthamscience.com/journals/central-nervous-system-agents-in-medicinal-chemistry/author-guidelines/) Submission of a manuscript to the respective journals implies that all authors have read and agreed to the content of the Copyright Letter or the Terms and Conditions. As such, this article represents a severe abuse of the scientific publishing system. Bentham Science Publishers takes a very strong view on this matter and apologizes to the readers of the journal for any inconvenience this may cause.

Sources of Stress and Support among Rural-Based First-Year University Students: An Exploratory Study

First-year university students are faced with numerous challenges, some of which prove more than they can cope with. As a result their prospects of graduating are reduced, as reflected in the high failure and drop-out rates nationally. These challenges are certainly greater in rural-based institutions, and the authors sought, therefore, to examine the stressors endured by students from mainly poorer, rural communities attending such an institution. Fear of failing, finance and accommodation problems featured very strongly, with deaths of family members and significant others also prominent. Parents and friends were viewed as most supportive. Significantly more female than male students found friends and religious leaders/priests to be supportive. Approximately one-quarter of the sample found their siblings and health professionals unsupportive. Students younger than 21 years were more affected by conflict with and between parents than students over 21 years. The results are discussed within the context of socioeconomic as well as gender and developmental variables.