Background The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound mental health consequences for
many people. Concerns have been expressed that, at their most extreme, these …

BackgroundPrevious research has shown that those employed in certain occupations, such
as doctors and farmers, have an elevated risk of suicide, yet little research has sought to …

Background Predicted increases in suicide were not generally observed in the early months
of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the picture may be changing and patterns might vary …

Objectives. We sought to assess the impact of several tobacco control policies and televised
antismoking advertising on adult smoking prevalence. Methods. We used a population …

Background Prediction of suicidal behaviour is an aspirational goal for clinicians and policy
makers; with patients classified as ‘high risk’ to be preferentially allocated treatment. Clinical …

… 7, Qijin Cheng assistant professor8, Florian Arendt assistant professor2 9, Sebastian
Scherr assistant professor10, Paul SF Yip professor11, Matthew J Spittal associate professor3 …

Background There has long been debate about the extent to which mental disorders contribute
to suicide. We aimed to examine the evidence on the contribution of mental disorders to …

Purpose Males feature prominently in suicide statistics, but relatively little work has been done
to date to explore whether endorsement of dominant masculinity norms heightens the risk …

BackgroundThere is growing interest in brief contact interventions for self-harm and suicide
attempt.AimsTo synthesise the evidence regarding the effectiveness of brief contact …

Background Research has consistently identified firearm availability as a risk factor for
suicide. However, existing studies are relatively small in scale, estimates vary widely, and no …