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ideation

[ahy-dee-ey-shuhn] / ˌaɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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However, research is increasingly showing that wildfire survivors have a significantly higher risk of suicidal ideation, depression and anxiety — especially during year two of recovery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Black women have also historically reported suicidal ideation during the postpartum period at a rate roughly double that of white women.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Potential adverse events the companies knew about included depression, suicidal ideation, somnolence, edema, dizziness and confusion, documents from lawsuits show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

With clinical depression, you have five or more symptoms, like low appetite, change in appetite, poor sleep, low energy, feeling restless, guilt, hopelessness, suicidal ideation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Reality is a function of the senses or of ideation; truth is a function of reasoning or of the reason.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred




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