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Older Adults’ Conduct of Everyday Life After Bereavement by Suicide: A Qualitative Study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
BackgroundThe loss of a loved one to suicide can be a devastating experience that can have negative long-term effects on the social life and physical and mental health of the bereaved person.
Lisbeth Hybholt, Lene Lauge Berring, Lene Lauge Berring, Annette Erlangsen, Annette Erlangsen, Annette Erlangsen, Elene Fleischer, Jørn Toftegaard, Elin Kristensen, Vibeke Toftegaard, Jenny Havn, Niels Buus, Niels Buus, Niels Buus, Niels Buus   +14 more
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From ideation to attempt: A study of suicidality and its correlates amongst patients with schizophrenia in a resource-poor country

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2022
Background: There is increasing evidence that patients with schizophrenia have high tendency to commit suicide. However, such an act is usually preceded by suicidal behaviours (or suicidality) such as suicidal ideations, suicidal intent, suicidal plans ...
Oluseun P. Ogunnubi, Francis O. Aina, Cecilia O. Busari, Olamijulo Fatiregun, Babatunde Fadipe, Abosede A. Adegbohun, Osunwale D. Oni   +6 more
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Suicidal ideation in men during COVID-19: an examination of protective factors

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Men account for three-quarters of all suicide deaths in many Western nations including Australia. Whilst extensive research has examined risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviour in men, protective factors remain underexplored ...
Zac E. Seidler, Michael J. Wilson, John L. Oliffe, Krista Fisher, Rory O’Connor, Jane Pirkis, Simon M. Rice   +6 more
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Differentiating adults who think about self-harm from those who engage in self-harm: the role of volitional alcohol factors

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Self-harm, an act of self-poisoning or self-injury irrespective of motivation, is a major public health concern. Use of alcohol prior to or alongside acts of self-harm is common but little is known about the alcohol-related mechanisms of self ...
Ambrose J. Melson, Rory C. O’Connor
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Trends and patterns of suicidal behaviour in Nigeria: Mixed-methods analysis of media reports from 2016 to 2019

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Media coverage of suicides in Nigeria appears to be explicitly descriptive and deviates from the recommended best practice. Despite these shortcomings, verifiable information provided by these media outlets could arguably, at the minimum ...
Olushola Olibamoyo, Bolanle Ola, Olurotimi Coker, Abiodun Adewuya, Akintayo Onabola   +4 more
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Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm: national prevalence study of young adults

BJPsych Open, 2018
BackgroundThere are few prevalence studies of suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH).AimsWe aimed to estimate the prevalence of thoughts of NSSH, suicidal thoughts, NSSH and suicide attempts among 18- to 34-year-olds in Scotland.MethodWe ...
Rory C. O'Connor, Karen Wetherall, Seonaid Cleare, Sarah Eschle, Julie Drummond, Eamonn Ferguson, Daryl B. O'Connor, Ronan E. O'Carroll   +7 more
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The shared genetic architecture of suicidal behaviour and psychiatric disorders: A genomic structural equation modelling study

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
Background: Suicidal behaviour (SB) refers to behaviours, ranging from non-fatal suicidal behaviour, such as suicidal ideation and attempt, to completed suicide.
Tahira Kootbodien, Leslie London, Lorna J. Martin, Joel Defo, Raj Ramesar   +4 more
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The role of physical and mental multimorbidity in suicidal thoughts and behaviours in a Scottish population cohort study

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Physical illness and mental disorders play a significant role in fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviour. However, there is no clear evidence for the effect of physical and mental illness co-occurrence (multimorbidity) in suicidal ideation and ...
Katerina Kavalidouª, Daniel J. Smith, Geoff Der, Rory C. O’Connor   +3 more
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Suicidal behaviour after first-episode psychosis: results from a 1-year longitudinal study in Portugal

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2021
Background Suicide is one of the main causes of excess of premature death in psychotic patients. Published studies found that suicide risk begins in ultra-high risk of psychosis and continues in early years of the disease.
Ricardo Coentre, Alexandra Fonseca, Tiago Mendes, Ana Rebelo, Elisabete Fernandes, Pedro Levy, Carlos Góis, Maria Luísa Figueira   +7 more
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Investigating prolonged social withdrawal behaviour as a risk factor for self-harm and suicidal behaviours

BJPsych Open, 2021
Background Self-harm and suicidal behaviour are recognised as public health concerns. Prolonged social withdrawal behaviour, or hikikomori, is reported as a risk factor for suicidal behaviour.
Shimin Zhu, Paul H. Lee, Paul W. C. Wong
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