Institution: University of Queensland, Australia. Supervisory team: Associate Professor James Scott, Dr Melissa Connell. Position: PhD Candidate. Current research: I am interested in improving identification of implicit and explicit warning signs of self-harm in young people. My PhD, in particular, investigates the association between psychotic-like experiences and self-harm in young people, and the mechanisms underlying… Continue reading Emily Hielscher
By Joeri Vandewalle It is clear that nurses play a crucial and advantaged role in suicide prevention and in promoting the recovery of patients who experience suicidal ideation. Nurses make up a large proportion of multidisciplinary teams and have 24-hour contact with patients. Moreover, nursing has always been thought to be synonymous with providing care,… Continue reading A nurse perspective on interacting with patients who experience suicidal ideation
By Sophia Fedorowicz As a first year PhD student I wanted my inaugural blog post to outline the area I am interested in and how I came to be here, I am a product of my experiences after all. My first love is psychology. My undergraduate degree was BSc Psychology Single Honours and so psychological… Continue reading Suicide risk assessments, experts by experience and me
Institution: Adolescent Behaviour and Child Development Lab, University of Otago, New Zealand. Supervisory team: Dr. Damian Scarf; Professor Sunny Collings. Position: PhD Student. Current research: I am interested mental health and well-being within adolescent and emerging adult populations. In particular, I am interested in how early life experiences, particularly those that are adverse or traumatic, can… Continue reading Andre Mason
Institution: University of Melbourne (Orygen Centre for Youth Mental Health- Suicide prevention team), Australia. Supervisory team: A/Prof Jo Robinson; A/Prof Matthew Spittal; Prof Eoin Killackey. Position: PhD student. Current research: I am investigating suicide clusters in young people, the role of suicide contagion, and community scale prevention of suicide clusters. Research interests: Advancing methods in suicide… Continue reading Nicole Hill
Institution: National Suicide Research Foundation, Ireland. Supervisory team: Prof Ella Arensman, Dr Eve Griffin, Dr Roger Webb, and Prof Darren Ashcroft. Position: PhD Student. Current research: I am examining the individual and ecological factors associated with drugs used in Intentional Drug Overdose (IDO). Research interests: The epidemiology of self-harm, particular intentional drug overdose Drug utilisation and… Continue reading Caroline Daly
Institution: National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic; Social Psychiatry Research Program (Suicide and Suicide Prevention Research Group); Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Supervisory team: PhDr Petr Winkler; Martin Nekola, PhD. Position: Junior researcher; PhD student Current research: I am interested in the effective suicide prevention interventions and their implementation in the real world. My… Continue reading Alexandr Kasal
Institution: Centre for Health and Development, Staffordshire University, England. Supervisory team: Dr Naomi Ellis, Professor Chris Gidlow and Dr Robert Dempsey. Position: PhD student. Current research: I am interested in how people experience mental distress and how they communicate those experiences. My PhD focusses on bringing the perspective of experts by experience into the evaluation and… Continue reading Sophia Fedorowicz
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