Preventing tragedy: addressing suicides among China's standardized residency trainees by Wenjing Luo, Jialin Zhan, Yi Du

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Characteristics of surveillance systems for suicide and self-harm: A scoping review. by Aline Conceição Silva, Amanda Sarah Vanzela, Laysa Fernanda Silva Pedrollo, John Baker, José Carlos Marques de Carvalho, Carlos Alberto da Cruz Sequeira, Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana, José Carlos Pereira Dos Santos

“…<h4>Background</h4>Suicide is a complex public health issue. Surveillance systems play a vital role in identifying trends and epidemiologic needs, informing public health strategies, and tailoring effective context-based suicide prevention interventions.…”
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The motives for non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents with psychiatric disorders by Armon Massoodi, Zeinab Aghajantabar, Sussan Moudi, Hoda Shirafkan

“…Abstract Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is an intentional act that results in physical damage to one’s body, without the intent to commit suicide. …”
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Poetry in Peer Groups to Reduce Suicide in a Latin American Context by Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Mariana Rojas Echeverry, Matías Mejía Chaves

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Suicide and self-harm content on Instagram: A systematic scoping review. by Jacobo Picardo, Sarah K McKenzie, Sunny Collings, Gabrielle Jenkin

“…Given concerns about suicide or self-harm content on Instagram, we conducted a systematic scoping review of peer-reviewed English language primary studies published between 2010-2019. …”
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Attempted Suicide by Massive Warfarin Ingestion Conservatively Managed Using Phytonadione by Katherine L. March, Kruti S. Patel, Jennifer D. Twilla

“…We describe the case of a 63-year-old female with acute warfarin toxicity following a massive ingestion of warfarin (420 mg–450 mg) in an attempt to commit suicide. Upon arrival to the emergency department, serial INR checks were initiated to help guide dosing strategy and later adjusted based on INR response to treatment using only phytonadione.…”
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Family Processes and Suicidal Ideation among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong by Sylvia Y. C. L. Kwok, Daniel T. L. Shek

“…Based on the responses of 5,557 Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong, the relationships between perceived family functioning (systemic correlate), parent-adolescent communication (dyadic correlate), and suicidal ideation were examined in this study. Results showed that suicidal ideation was negatively related to global family functioning and parent-adolescent communication. …”
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Gender Disparities and Socioeconomic Triggers in Filicide-Suicide—An Analysis of Media Portrayals by Zainab Pervaiz, Maryam Ayub, Nazish Imran

“… Objectives: Filicide-suicide, a tragic form of homicide-suicide where a parent kills their child before taking their own life, is poorly understood, particularly in the context of gender dynamics. …”
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The Experience of Survivors of Firearm Suicide Attempts: A Retrospective Case Series by Jeffrey R. Savarino, MD, MPH, Emily Rubin, MD, JD, Peter T. Masiakos, MD, MS, Rachel McLellan, BA, Myron L. Rolle, MD, MSc, Pranav Nanda, MD, Christopher J. Stapleton, MD, Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH

“…Most firearm deaths in the United States are the result of suicide. Because firearm suicide attempts have a case fatality rate of approximately 90%, little is known about the precipitating factors that lead to firearm suicide attempts. …”
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Online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours talk: A scoping review protocol. by Andrea Lamont-Mills, Luke T Bayliss, Steven A Christensen

“…Outcomes could enable researchers to design future online suicidal thoughts and/behaviours talk studies that extend our understandings of suicide leading to potential refinements of contemporary suicide theories/models.…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide: evidence from South Korea by Dongyoung Kim, Pyoungsik Kim

“…This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on suicide rates in South Korea, which implemented effective policy interventions against COVID-19 and has one of the highest suicide rates among member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). …”
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Learning needs of Comprehensive General Medicine Specialists for the care of suicidal behavior by Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo, Mabel Rocha Vázquez, Idalberto Amado Pérez López, Iván Castillo Ledo, Antonio Masot Rangel, Silvia Janet Masó Torres

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> suicidal behavior is an important public health problem, Cuba has included the topic in the study plans to improve its care. …”
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Lack of Association between Toxocara Exposure and Suicide Attempts in Psychiatric Patients by Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Jesús Hernández-Tinoco, Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano

“…We studied 282 psychiatric outpatients (156 with suicide attempts and 126 without suicide attempts). …”
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The tip of an iceberg? Adult children’s experiences with parental suicidal behaviour in childhood by Geir Tarje Bruaset, Jennifer Drummond Johansen, Tine K. Grimholt

Subjects: “…parental suicidal behaviour…”
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Explanatory model of depression and anxiety as predictors of suicidal ideation in Peruvian adults by Jonatan Baños Chaparro

“…The comorbidity of both groups of symptoms considerably affects health, and the literature refers that they are risk factors for the development of suicidal ideation.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: Evaluate an explanatory model of depression and anxiety as suicidal ideation predictors in Peruvian adults.…”
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Risk Factors and Clinical Predictors of Suicidal Behaviors and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Pediatric Psychiatry Emergency Admissions Pre- and Post-Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Roxana Șipoș, Tudor Văidean, Elena Predescu

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The impact of the live broadcast of Stromae’s song L’enfer on social media publications, calls to the national helpline, and suicide attempt rates in France by Charles-Edouard Notredame, Chloé Saint-Dizier, Antoine Lamer, Erika Nogue, Emile Fares, Mohamed Lemdani, Guillauma Vaiva, Philippe Courtet, Emilie Olié

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What is veteran suicide prevention really about? Questions from the community to researchers by Brandy M. Fox

Subjects: “…Suicide prevention…”
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Suicide Attempters Compared to Intentional Self-Harm Have a Severe Suicidal Intention and Poorer Reasons for Living Soon after Their Attempts: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Anand Bhogaraju, Korem Anusha, Preethi Gudlavallety

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Exploring Web-Based Support for Suicidal Ideation in the Scottish Population: Usability Study by Heather McClelland, Rory C O'Connor, Laura Gibson, Donald J MacIntyre

“… BackgroundSuicide is a global health concern. In the United Kingdom, Scotland has the highest suicide rate. …”
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