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Suicide attempt risks among hotline callers with and without the coronavirus disease 2019 related psychological distress: a case-control study

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic profoundly impacts on mental health, yet it is still unclear whether COVID-19 distress makes people more vulnerable to suicidal behavior.
Yongsheng Tong, Kenneth R. Conner, Yi Yin, Liting Zhao, Yuehua Wang, Mengjie Wu, Cuiling Wang   +6 more
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Restricting access to a suicide hotspot does not shift the problem to another location. An experiment of two river bridges in Brisbane, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2014
Background: Restricting access to lethal means is a well‐established strategy for suicide prevention. However, the hypothesis of subsequent method substitution remains difficult to verify.
Chi‐kin Law, Jerneja Sveticic, Diego De Leo   +2 more
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Suicide and Suicidal Behavior [PDF]

Epidemiologic Reviews, 2008
Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of injury and death worldwide. Information about the epidemiology of such behavior is important for policy-making and prevention. The authors reviewed government data on suicide and suicidal behavior and conducted a systematic review of studies on the epidemiology of suicide published from 1997 to 2007. The authors'
Nock, Matthew, Borges, G., Bromet, E. J., Cha, C. B., Kessler, Ronald, Lee, S.   +5 more
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Police Views of Suicidal Persons and the Law Criminalizing Attempted Suicide in Ghana: A Qualitative Study With Policy Implications

SAGE Open, 2017
The penal code of Ghana condemns suicide attempt. The present study sought to explore the views of the police on persons who attempt suicide and the law criminalizing the act.
Joseph Osafo, Charity S. Akotia, Emmanuel N.-B. Quarshie, Kofi E. Boakye, Johnny Andoh-Arthur   +4 more
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Guiding principles for the implementation of a standardized psychological autopsy to understand and prevent suicide: a stakeholder analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundAround 700,000 people die by suicide each year. While the global number of suicides declined over the last decade, the rates remained unchanged in the Netherlands.
Elias Balt, Karlijn Heesen, Arne Popma, Renske Gilissen, Saskia Mérelle, Daan Creemers   +5 more
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Detecting changes in help seeker conversations on a suicide prevention helpline during the COVID− 19 pandemic: in-depth analysis using encoder representations from transformers

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Preventatives measures to combat the spread of COVID− 19 have introduced social isolation, loneliness and financial stress. This study aims to identify whether the COVID-19 pandemic is related to changes in suicide-related problems for help ...
Salim Salmi, Saskia Mérelle, Renske Gilissen, Rob van der Mei, Sandjai Bhulai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Outcomes of a Chat-Based Suicide Prevention Helpline Be Improved by Training Counselors in Motivational Interviewing? A Non-randomized Controlled Trial

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2022
ObjectiveTo examine whether the outcomes of a chat-based suicide-prevention helpline could be improved by training counselors in motivational interviewing (MI).MethodsIn a pre- and post-test design, visitors of a chat-based suicide prevention helpline ...
Wilco Janssen, Jeroen van Raak, Yannick van der Lucht, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Saskia Mérelle   +5 more
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Sociodemographic and psychosocial risk factors of railway suicide: a mixed-methods study combining data of all suicide decedents in the Netherlands with data from a psychosocial autopsy study

BMC Public Health
Background Railway suicide has profound implications for the victims and their family, and affects train drivers, railway personnel, emergency services and witnesses.
Elias Balt, Saskia Mérelle, Arne Popma, Daan Creemers, Karlijn Heesen, Nikki van Eijk, Isa van den Brand, Renske Gilissen   +7 more
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Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training in Australia: 6 Month Follow-Up Evaluation of Full and Half Day Community Programs

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Background and Objective: Wesley Mission LifeForce training is an Australian suicide prevention gatekeeper program which has not been formally evaluated.
Jacinta Hawgood, Yu Wen Koo, Jerneja Sveticic, Jerneja Sveticic, Diego De Leo, Kairi Kõlves   +5 more
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The prevalence, course, and risk factors of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among students in vocational education

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Background Worldwide, suicide is one of the leading causes of death among adolescents and young adults. Given that suicide in this age group is common within vocational students, this study aims to provide insights into the prevalence, course, and risk ...
Milou Looijmans, Paula von Spreckelsen, Guus Berkelmans, Arne Popma, Diana van Bergen, Renske Gilissen, Saskia Mérelle   +6 more
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