The mental health effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic might be
profound1 and there are suggestions that suicide rates will rise, although this is not …

The psychological autopsy approach to studying suicide is becoming an increasingly used
research method. It presents considerable methodological problems. In order to assist future …

The realisation of human potential for development requires age-specific investment
throughout the 8000 days of childhood and adolescence. Focus on the first 1000 days is an …

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

OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study were to estimate suicide rates up to 4 years after a
deliberate self-harm episode, to investigate time-period effects on the suicide rate over the …

Objective: To study the effectiveness of fluoxetine and cognitive-behavioural counselling in
depressive illness in postnatal women: to compare fluoxetine and placebo, six sessions and …

Objective: To describe the clinical circumstances in which psychiatric patients commit
suicide. Design: National clinical survey. Setting: England and Wales. Subjects: A two year …

A sample of psychiatrists was asked to read a case vignette and indicate likely management
and attitudes to the patient on a number of semantic-differential scales. Patients given a …

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 …

BackgroundPostnatal depression follows 10% of live births but there is little consensus on
the risk factors associated with its development. Previous smaller studies have been unable …