In her debut blog, Carolina Guzman Holst reviews a recent cross-sectional study exploring the role of loneliness in relation to self-injurious thoughts and behaviour in the context of the Integrated Motivational Volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behaviour.
[read the full story...]ICU survivors at increased risk of suicide and self-harm after discharge
Charlotte Huggett reviews a recent Canadian population-based cohort study, which examines rates of suicide and self-harm in adult survivors of critical illness.
[read the full story...]Overcoming the stigma: uncovering the experiences of suicide bereavement among ethnic minorities
Andie Ashdown summarises a qualitative study exploring ethnic minority groups’ experiences of suicide bereavement.
[read the full story...]New research suggests that youth suicide attempts can result in later-life economic and social disadvantages
In her debut blog, India Bellairs-Walsh summarises a recent population-based cohort study investigating the long-term economic and social outcomes of youth suicide attempts.
[read the full story...]Low intensity treatments for self-harm or suicidal behaviour: what’s the harm in trying?
Millie Witcher and Sarah Rowe appraise a randomised controlled trial on the effect of low-intensity treatments for self-harm among people with suicidal ideation, which has some important findings.
[read the full story...]Preventing suicide is everybody’s business: a global perspective #LancetSuicideSeminar
Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam summarises the recently published Lancet Seminar on Suicide and Self-Harm, and highlights the free webinar due too take place on Monday 4th July 2022.
[read the full story...]Minority stress and suicide in transgender and gender non-conforming individuals
Marissa Kube-Clare explores a recent systematic review focusing on the link between minority stress and suicidal Ideation and behaviour amongst transgender and gender non-conforming people.
[read the full story...]Suicide rates in ethnic minorities and indigenous people
In her debut blog, Lucy Barrass examines a systematic review which finds high variation in risk and rate of suicide in indigenous and ethnic minority populations.
[read the full story...]Does the relationship between loneliness and suicidal ideation vary between men and women of different ages?
In her debut blog, Sharon Eager considers a study exploring gender-specific associations of loneliness and suicidal ideation in a representative population sample suggesting that young, lonely men are particularly at risk.
[read the full story...]Parental death by suicide is associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour in offspring
Aggelos Stamos looks at a recent systematic review and meta-analysis on offspring’s risk for suicidal behaviour in relation to parental death by suicide.
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