Research

People in contact with mental health services with suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours who use the internet; an online survey.

By Lana Bojanic Lana Bojanić (@BojanicLana) is a research assistant and a PhD candidate at the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH). Suicide-related internet use (SRIU) can be broadly defined as any internet use connected to individuals' feelings of suicidality [1]. Current research pointed out the duality of SRIU; namely,… Continue reading People in contact with mental health services with suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours who use the internet; an online survey.

Journal Club Notes

“These Things Don’t Work.” Young People’s Views on Harm Minimization Strategies as a Proxy for Self Harm

On Wednesday, 28th August 2019 we had our monthly online journal club session and we discussed the paper “These Things Don’t Work.” Young People’s Views on Harm Minimization Strategies as a Proxy for Self-Harm: A Mixed Methods Approachethics” by Ruth Wadman, Emma Nielsen, Linda O’Raw, Katherine Brown, A. Jess Williams, Kapil Sayal & Ellen Townsend.… Continue reading “These Things Don’t Work.” Young People’s Views on Harm Minimization Strategies as a Proxy for Self Harm

Journal Club Notes

Machine learning in suicide science: Applications and ethics

On Monday, 4th February at 12pm (GMT) we had our first monthly online journal club session of 2019 and we discussed the paper “Machine learning in suicide science: Applications and ethics” by Ryn Linthicum and colleagues. Here are some notes from thoughts shared in our discussion, kindly summarised by Ian Hussey. Overview of paper Machine… Continue reading Machine learning in suicide science: Applications and ethics