Suicide Prevention

How English-speaking media guidelines on self-harm and suicide reporting could help to prevent suicide abroad

By Katerina Kavalidou. The way that suicidal behaviours and suicide are presented in the media, attracts a lot of research interest, either due to the negative effect related to the increase of suicidal behaviours or the positive effect of promoting help-seeking. One of the main reasons that media professionals need to adhere to guidelines is… Continue reading How English-speaking media guidelines on self-harm and suicide reporting could help to prevent suicide abroad

ECRs

Sadhbh Byrne

Institution: Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Current research: I am currently working on the European Commission funded project, REFUGE-ED. REFUGE-ED seeks to identify, implement, and evaluate existing evidence-based practices that promote the inclusion, mental health, sense of belonging, and academic achievement of children and young people who are… Continue reading Sadhbh Byrne

Journal Club Notes

Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality predict next-day suicidal ideation: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

On Monday, 25th June at 10am (GMT) we had our montly online journal club session and we discussed the paper: Littlewood, D. L., Kyle, S. D., Carter, L. A., Peters, S., Pratt, D., & Gooding, P. (2018). Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality predict next-day suicidal ideation: an ecological momentary assessment study. Psychological medicine,… Continue reading Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality predict next-day suicidal ideation: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study