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Psychiatry
Elias Balt, Karlijn Heesen, Arne Popma, Renske Gilissen, Saskia Merelle, Daan Creemers
Summary: This study aims to provide guiding principles for the implementation of a national standardized psychological autopsy to understand and prevent suicide. Stakeholder perceptions and needs, as well as barriers to implementation, were explored through interviews with 47 representatives from various fields. The findings highlight the potential benefits of a standardized psychological autopsy for supporting bereaved individuals but also emphasize the need for a focus on understanding and preventing suicide. The study also addresses key limitations of the proposed psychological autopsy approach, both methodological and implementational.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Qinwen Shao, Yanjie Wang, Kunhua Hou, Haiping Zhao, Xianghong Sun
Summary: This study explores nurses' psychological experiences after inpatient suicide through meta-synthesizing qualitative studies. The findings suggest that nurses often experience various negative emotions and require psychological support. Hospital administrators should recognize and address nurses' psychological trauma as second victims, while also implementing education, training, and support programs to promote mental health.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Charlotte Shaw, Jaimee Stuart, Troy Thomas, Kairi Kolves
Summary: This study utilized a qualitative psychological autopsy method to explore the psychosocial circumstances and characteristics of suicides in Guyana. The findings highlighted the importance of adopting a biopsychosocial perspective to suicide prevention, as interpersonal conflict, trauma, health, and unknown reasons were identified as major factors contributing to suicide. The study recommended restricting the importation of highly toxic pesticides and promoting less toxic substitutes.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yunfang Zhou, Zhenyu Ma, Cun-Xian Jia, Liang Zhou
Summary: The study found that impulsivity is an independent risk factor for suicide among rural Chinese elderly. Elderly suicides showed higher levels of impulsivity compared to living individuals, and those with a history of attempted suicide exhibited higher impulsivity.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jiali Wang, Zhenyu Ma, Cunxian Jia, Guojun Wang, Liang Zhou
Summary: Late-life suicide is a significant public health concern, and it is important to consider the characteristics and risk factors in different age groups. This study conducted a case-control psychological autopsy study in rural China to compare the suicidal characteristics and risk factors between young-old (60-79) and old-old (over 80) elderly individuals. The findings suggest that most suicidal characteristics and risk factors were similar between the two age groups, but poor function in physical activities of daily living predicted increased suicide risk only in younger age.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Elias Balt, Saskia Merelle, Jo Robinson, Arne Popma, Daan Creemers, Isa van den Brand, Diana van Bergen, Sanne Rasing, Wico Mulder, Renske Gilissen
Summary: The study examined the impact of social media on mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among young suicide victims. The findings revealed both harmful and supportive effects of social media use, including dependency, triggers and imitation, challenges, cybervictimization and psychological entrapment. Future research should focus on the role of virtual social networks in sustaining suicidal thoughts and behavior, as well as the effectiveness of digital interventions.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Juncheng Lyu, Jie Zhang
Summary: Studies have shown that schizophrenic suicides are more likely to be female, older in age, have higher suicide intent, and tend to occur more frequently in the second quarter of the year.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Roxana-Mihaela Crisan, Ciprian Ionut Bacila, Bogdan Neamtu, Adrian Nicolae Cristian, Elena Topircean, Adriana Popescu, Silviu Morar
Summary: The paper presents an analysis of three cases of suicide during SARS-CoV-2 infection, exploring the role of the infection and other risk factors such as fear, psychosocial stress, lifestyle changes, and social isolation. The study delves into clinical, paraclinical, histopathological, toxicological records, mental health conditions, psychological, social, cultural, and economic aspects to understand the reasons for the suicidal acts.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Humayun Kabir, Sarah Wayland, Myfanwy Maple
Summary: This study aims to explore the experiences of suicide in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from a first-person perspective. The results provide insight into the causes of suicide, the impacts on others, existing support systems, and prevention measures in LMICs. This study offers a contemporary understanding of how people in LMICs experience suicide.
Article
Psychiatry
Juncheng Lyu, Jie Zhang, Dwight A. Hennessy
Summary: The study found a significant link between schizophrenia and suicide, with a prevalence rate of 9.69% among suicide cases. Characteristics of those with schizophrenia who died by suicide included being more likely female, older, in poorer physical health, suffering from chronic diseases, having other psychological disorders, and having a family history of psychological disorders. Other key risk factors included more frequent previous suicide attempts, higher levels of depression and anxiety, lower impulsivity, less help seeking from friends, and lower levels of social interaction social support. Identifying these risk factors could help improve suicide prevention measures for individuals with schizophrenia in China.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Grant L. Iverson, Pouya Jamshidi, Amanda O. Fisher-Hubbard, Amy Deep-Soboslay, Thomas M. Hyde, Joel E. Kleinman, Joyce L. deJong, Claire E. Shepherd, Lili-Naz Hazrati, Rudolph J. Castellani
Summary: This study examined postmortem brain tissue from men over the age of 50 and found that chronic traumatic encephalopathy neuropathologic change (CTE-NC) was rare. The study also found no association between CTE-NC and playing American football during youth or suicide as a manner of death.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Grant L. Iverson, Amy Deep-Soboslay, Thomas M. Hyde, Joel E. Kleinman, Brittany Erskine, Amanda Fisher-Hubbard, Joyce L. deJong, Rudolph J. Castellani
Summary: This study found that playing high school football is not significantly associated with increased risk for suicidality or suicide during adulthood, adding to the growing body of evidence on the topic.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Guojun Wang, Cunxian Jia, Zhenyu Ma, Liang Zhou
Summary: The severity and number of physical diseases were found to be correlated with suicide among the elderly in rural China, possibly increasing the risk of depressive symptoms, feelings of hopelessness, and mental disorders.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Giuseppe Davide Albano, Ginevra Malta, Corinne La Spina, Arianna Rifiorito, Valeria Provenzano, Valentina Triolo, Fabio Vaiano, Elisabetta Bertol, Stefania Zerbo, Antonina Argo
Summary: The use of illicit and non-illicit substances in suicides is common, and toxicological data can help understand the mechanism behind deaths. This systematic review found significant differences in substance use between low-income and Western countries, with rural areas and Asian countries primarily using pesticides as poison, while illicit drugs and medically prescribed drugs being the leading cause of self-poisoning suicides in Western countries. Future research should focus on the correlation between social, medical, and demographic characteristics and autopsy findings to highlight risk factors and implement tailored prevention programs globally.
Article
Psychiatry
Timo Partonen, Olli Kiviruusu, Marjut Grainger, Jaana Suvisaari, Aki Eklin, Antti Virtanen, Riitta Kauppila
Summary: Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, suicide rates in Finland have not increased. A study found a decline in suicide rates among men from 2016 to 2020, with a decreasing trend during each consecutive month of the pandemic. The results suggest that government policy responses to COVID-19 did not lead to an increase in suicide numbers.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)