Why people who attempt suicide need more than meds
People who attempt suicide can access medical care at their clinics but psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers are not part of the primary health care setting.
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Talking about suicide and self-harm in schools can save lives
Youth suicide has reached a ten year high, but suicide and self-harm are still taboo topics in schools.
How to help offenders on probation who are at high risk of suicide
Probation staff need to gain the trust of prisoners.
Integrated care can help prevent suicide among substance users
In South Africa one of the biggest barriers to suicide prevention is that psychiatric and substance use services are often not integrated.
Bullying and suicide: What’s the connection?
From '13 Reasons Why' to real-life events, there's been increased scrutiny on the link between bullying and suicide. However, research shows that we may not be getting the full picture.
Why the creators of ‘13 Reasons Why’ should pay attention to the spike in suicide-related Google searches
Researchers found that suicide-related searches soared in the weeks after the show's release. What are the broader public health implications?
Steady rise in suicides will only drop if social ills are tackled
Each suicide has a social, economic and cultural context. And unless these factors are considered alongside psychiatric care, steadily increasing suicide rates will not be curbed.
FactCheck Q&A: was Lyle Shelton right about transgender people and a higher suicide risk after surgery?
The Australian Christian Lobby's Lyle Shelton said he was concerned about body modification, gender reassignment surgery and future suicide risk. We check the research.
Elderly men have the highest suicide rate - and ageism stops us from doing something about it
The most recent Australian suicide statistics from 2013 show that, out of the whole population, men aged 85 years and over have the highest suicide rates. While the attention these figures have garnered…
Depression common on college campuses; graduate students more at risk
Suicidal thoughts among college students are more common than we think. Graduate students, especially those in the humanities, are at a greater risk.
Can media reporting lead to more suicides?
Media reporting can not only create a perception of suicide clusters on university campuses, but it can affect the suicide rate in subtle ways.
When it comes to suicide, how may be just as important as why
On April 15, 2014 a man jumped to his death from the O'Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge – a massive, new concrete arch that soars over the Hoover Dam. He was the eighth known person to do so since the…
Robin Williams headlines make my work as a suicide researcher seem futile
Suicide researchers are a robust group. We have to be. We are employed, often for years at a time, to think about death by suicide with the aim of finding patterns that can help to prevent further deaths…
Suicide rates and World Cup results: beyond the numbers game
Several studies appear to show quite noticeable associations between hosting and performance at World Cups and suicide rates. When France hosted (and won) the football World Cup in 1998, the suicide rate…
Fewer patients kill themselves in mental health units but there are bigger benefits to home care
Suicides among mental health patients under home treatment are double the number of suicides in in-patient units, according to a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry which looks at suicide rates…
Heatwaves linked to an increase in Australian suicide rates
Heatwaves and high temperatures can have a dramatic impact on people’s physical health. We only have to look at the increases in emergency department admissions during recent heatwaves to know that. But…
Mental health is largely missing from the election campaign
Launching the Coalition’s policy for Efficient Mental Health Research and Services late last week, Tony Abbott said he wished all his policy statements attracted such media attention. Given the Australian…
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Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department, Stellenbosch University
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Conjoint Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Sydney
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University
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Lecturer, School of Humanities, Griffith University
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Academic Director of Clinical Psychology Training, Canterbury Christ Church University
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Researcher, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Mental Health, The Open University
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Associate Professor & Undergraduate Chair, Temple University
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Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, Boston University
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Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, New York University Langone Medical Center
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Indiana University
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