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Suicide and suicidal behaviour [PDF]

The Lancet, 2016
Suicide is a complex public health problem of global importance. Suicidal behaviour differs between sexes, age groups, geographic regions, and sociopolitical settings, and variably associates with different risk factors, suggesting aetiological heterogeneity.
Gustavo, Turecki, David A, Brent
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Hormonal contraception and the risk of suicidal behaviour: a Swedish nationwide register-based study [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives To determine whether hormonal contraceptives are associated with subsequent risks of suicidal behaviour and depression among women of reproductive age.Design Nationwide register-based study.Setting Swedish national population using health and ...
Fang Fang, Paul Lichtenstein, Donghao Lu, Henning Tiemeier, Zheng Chang, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Jurate Aleknaviciute, Vide Gotby, Emma M Frans, Hedvig Engberg, Steven A. Kushner   +10 more
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Prevalence of suicidal behaviour in adolescents and youth at ultra-high risk for psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

European Psychiatry
Background Suicide remains a major risk factor for individuals suffering from schizophrenia and its prodromal state (i.e., Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis).
Shi Han Ang, Siddarth Venkateswaran, Mahir Bakulkumar Goda, Kuhanesan N. C. Naidu, Ganesh Kudva Kundadak, Mythily Subramaniam   +5 more
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Associations between childhood trauma, emotional regulation, and self-esteem in predicting suicidal behaviour among adolescents in secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria (SPREAD STUDY) [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry
Background Among adolescents aged 10–19 years, suicide is the second leading cause of death. A large number of studies have found that suicidal behaviour is closely related to childhood trauma, and the relationship between childhood trauma and suicide ...
Olushola Olibamoyo, Abiodun Adewuya, Olayinka Atilola, Adesegun Fatusi, Kemi Akeju, Ife Abodunrin, Olabisi Oladipo   +6 more
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Suicidal behaviour among patients with congestive cardiac failure in a Nigerian teaching hospital [PDF]

South African Journal of Psychiatry
Background: Suicidal behaviour is an established psychiatric complication of congestive cardiac failure (CCF), contributing significantly to morbidity and death by suicide. The magnitude and risk factors for suicidal behaviour among patients with CCF are
Tomilola O. Shofu-Akanji, Bolanle A. Ola, Dapo A. Adegbaju, Adeola O. Ajibare, Adefemi A. Adeoye, Ismail O. Adesina   +5 more
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Certain immune parameters may have a significant impact on suicidal behaviour - a naturalistic study among psychiatric in-patients [PDF]

European Psychiatry
Introduction Several research already proved the role of certain immunological factors (neutrophil-lymphocyte (NLR), monocyte-lymphocyte (MLR) and platelet-lymphocyte (PLR) ratio, and C-reactive protein (CRP)) in the background of suicidal behaviour.
V. Voros, E. Saghy, C. Molnar, M. Kovacs, B. Peto, S. Kovacs, A. Zemplenyi, S. Fekete, T. Tenyi, P. Osvath   +9 more
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on presentations with suicidal behaviour in a tertiary hospital Emergency Centre in the Eastern Cape, South Africa–A cross-sectional analysis [PDF]

African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Suicidal behaviour is a public health emergency, causing an estimated one million deaths globally each year. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicidal behaviour is not fully understood.
Johnré Retief Els, Luan Taljaard, Clint Hendrikse   +2 more
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Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study

Scientific Reports, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with psychological distress. In addition to physical effects including fatigue and cognitive impairment, contracting COVID-19 itself may also be related to subsequent negative mental health outcomes.
Sarah Wilding, Daryl B. O’Connor, Eamonn Ferguson, Seonaid Cleare, Karen Wetherall, Ronan E. O’Carroll, Kathryn A. Robb, Rory C. O’Connor   +7 more
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SAFETEL: a pilot randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a safety planning and telephone follow-up intervention to reduce suicidal behaviour

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022
Background A previous suicide attempt is an important predictor of future suicide. However, there are no evidence-based interventions administered in UK general hospital contexts to reduce suicidal behaviour in patients admitted following a suicide ...
Rory C. O’Connor, Susie Smillie, Heather McClelland, Jenna-Marie Lundy, Corinna Stewart, Suzy Syrett, Marcela Gavigan, Alex McConnachie, Bethany Stanley, Michael Smith, Gregory K. Brown, Barbara Stanley, Sharon A. Simpson   +12 more
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Demographic profile of patients and risk factors associated with suicidal behaviour in a South African district hospital

South African Family Practice, 2021
Background: Suicidal behaviour comprises self-destructive thoughts coupled with attempts at suicide, which negatively impacts the patient, family, friends, and their community.
Aneeth Sadanand, Selvandran Rangiah, Rolan Chetty   +2 more
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