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Found 315 matches for risk factors suicide

Lifetime suicide risk factors identified

A new review by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry of previous studies into suicide worldwide has highlighted the effects of individual and environmental risk factors over a lifetime.

28th British Isles Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm & Lancet Psychiatry Suicide Symposium

This year's annual meeting focused again on research related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide and self-harm. There was another session on online safety in the context of suicidal behaviour and the Online Safety Bill. Organised by the Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford, these virtual workshops for both senior and early career researchers from the UK and Ireland provide an important opportunity to share knowledge and discuss the latest research. This year there were also contributions from Australia and Denmark.

Impact of social factors on suicide must be recognised, leading experts say

The impact of social factors such as poverty and abuse on suicide need to be recognised and action taken to address them, according to a major series of papers published in the Lancet Public Health on World Suicide Prevention Day.

Risk of Death Doubled in Patients with Chronic Disease and Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders

A new study led by Professor Seena Fazel at the University of Oxford found that among patients with chronic, non-communicable diseases, the risk of death is more than doubled if they also have a psychiatric disease.

More attention to patients' needs important to prevent suicide after presentation to hospital for self-harm

A study spanning 16 years including nearly 50,000 patients who presented to five general hospitals across England on more than 90,000 occasions following self-harm has shown that suicide risk was very high compared to the general populations in the year following the hospital visits, and even more so in the first month.

Self-harm in Children and Adolescents: A Major Health and Social Problem of our Time

In the Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture during the Association for Child and Mental Health National Conference at the Royal College of Physicians, Professor Keith Hawton, highlighted the very worrying recent increases in rates of suicide in England in older adolescents and the big rise in self-harm in young teenage females.

Alcohol and drug overdose a leading cause of death in people recently released from prison

In the first few weeks after release, alcohol and other drug overdoses were the leading causes of death in all countries analysed except for Brazil.

27th British Isles Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm & Lancet Psychiatry Suicide Symposium

These two annual meetings organised by the Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford, for researchers from the UK and Ireland were merged into two virtual workshops this year. The first focused on research related to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on suicide and self-harm and the second on other research in the field of suicidal behaviour.

Helping People with Psychosis Feel Less Distressed May Help Reduce the Risk of Self-harm

New research shows that by lessening the severity and impact of persecutory symptoms of psychosis, it may be possible to reduce the likelihood of someone with psychosis having thoughts of suicide or harming themselves.

Review of studies into suicidal behaviour and thoughts among nurses and midwives

Nurses need to have access to better wellbeing and psychological support after research showed they were at particular risk of suicide, according to a new paper.

High premature mortality in those given community sentences who had psychiatric or substance use disorders

People who had mental health or substance use disorders when they were given community orders were three times more likely to die prematurely, and particularly from suicide, accidents, drug overdose, or homicide, compared to those without any psychiatric diagnoses.

No Evidence of Significant Increase in Risk of Suicide in First Months of Pandemic

A new observational study is the first to examine suicides occurring during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple countries and finds that suicide numbers largely remained unchanged or declined in the pandemic’s early months, however continued monitoring is needed.

Epilepsy drugs linked to increased risk of suicidal behaviour, particularly in young people

Treatment with gabapentinoids - a group of drugs used for epilepsy, nerve pain and anxiety disorders - is associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour, unintentional overdose, injuries, and road traffic incidents.