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SUICIDE Volume 10 RESEARCH SUICIDERESEARCH: SELECTED READINGS : SELECTED READINGS READINGS SELECTED E. Barker, A. Novic, H. Houweling, S. McPhedran and D. De Leo VOL. 10 VOL. E. Barker, A. Novic, H. Houweling, H. A. Novic, Barker, E. S. McPhedran and D. De Leo S. McPhedran May 2013 — October 2013 Australian Academic Press Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention www.aapbooks.com SUICIDE RESEARCH: SELECTED READINGS Volume 10 May 2013 — October 2013 E. Barker, A. Novic, H. Houweling, S. McPhedran, D. De Leo Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention First published in 2013 Australian Academic Press 18 Victor Russell Drive, Samford QLD 4520, Australia Australia www.australianacademicpress.com.au Copyright for the Introduction and Comments sections is held by the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, 2013. Copyright in all abstracts is retained by the current rights holder. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act, 1968, no part may be reproduced without prior permission from the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention. ISBN: 9781922117236 Book and cover design by Maria Biaggini — The Letter Tree. Contents Foreword ................................................................................................vii Acknowledgments ..............................................................................viii Introduction Context ..................................................................................................1 Methodology ........................................................................................2 Key articles Andrews et al, 2013. Predictors of continuation and cessation of nonsuicidal self-injury ............................................................................ 8 Austin et al, 2013. Suicide and fatal single occupant motor vehicle collisions ...................................................................................... 10 Bryan et al, 2013. Repetitive traumatic brain injury, psychological symptoms, and suicide risk in a clinical sample of deployed military personnel .................................................................................... 12 Chang et al, 2013. Impact of 2008 global economic crisis on suicide: Time trend study in 54 countries.............................................................. 14 Comans et al, 2013. Cost effectiveness of a community-based crisis intervention program for people bereaved by suicide ............................ 16 De Leo et al, 2013. Contacts with health professionals before suicide: Missed opportunities for prevention? ......................................................18 De Leo et al, 2013. Suicides in older adults: A case-control psychological autopsy study in Australia ........................................................................ 20 De Leo et al, 2013. The WHO START study: Suicidal behaviours across different areas of the world .......................................................... 22 Dombrovski et al, 2013. Reward signals, attempted suicide, and impulsivity in late-life depression...................................................... 24 Geoffroy et al, 2013. Prenatal and childhood antecedents of suicide: 50-year follow-up of the 1958 British birth cohort study ........................ 26 Humber et al, 2013. Anger as a predictor of psychological distress and self-harm ideation in inmates: A structured self-assessment diary study ................................................................................................ 28 iii Ilgen et al, 2013. Noncancer pain conditions and risk of suicide............ 30 Law et al, 2013. Seasonal differences in the day-of-the-week pattern of suicide in Queensland, Australia .............................................................. 32 Machlin et al, 2013. Which suicides are reported in the media – And what makes them “newsworthy”? .................................................... 33 McPhedran et al, 2013. Miseries suffered, unvoiced, unknown? Communication of suicidal intent by men in “rural” Queensland, Australia .............................................................................. 36 Moody et al, 2013. Suicide protective factors among Trans adults ........ 38 Olfson et al, 2013. Emergency department recognition of mental disorders and short-term outcome of deliberate self-harm .................... 40 Page et al, 2013. The role of under-employment and unemployment in recent birth cohort effects in Australian suicide .................................. 42 Panagioti et al, 2013. A model of suicidal behavior in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): The mediating role of defeat and entrapment .. 44 Pluck et al, 2013. Self-harm and homeless adults .................................. 46 Reynders et al, 2013. Attitudes and stigma in relation to help-seeking intentions for psychological problems in low and high suicide rate regions .................................................................................. 48 Rothes at al, 2013. Patient suicide: The experience of Flemish psychiatrists .............................................................................................. 50 Rowe et al, 2013. The relationship between negative life events and suicidal behavior................................................................................ 52 Sareen et al, 2013. Gatekeeper training for suicide prevention in first nations community members: A randomized controlled trial .......... 54 Tucker et al, 2013. Rumination and suicidal ideation. The moderating roles of hope and optimism .................................................................... 56 Wagner et al, 2013. Internet-based versus face-to-face cognitive-behavioral intervention for depression: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial .......................................... 58 Recommended readings ..................................................................63 Citation list Fatal suicidal behaviour: Epidemiology ..............................................................................125 Risk and protective factors ..........................................................133 Prevention ....................................................................................144 Postvention and bereavement ....................................................148 iv Non-fatal suicidal behaviour: Epidemiology ..............................................................................150 Risk and protective factors ..........................................................156 Prevention ....................................................................................183 Care and support ........................................................................184 Case reports ......................................................................................192 Miscellaneous.....................................................................................198 v Foreword This volume contains quotations from internationally peer-reviewed suicide research pub- lished during the semester May 2013 – October 2013; it is the tenth of a series produced bian- nually by our Institute with the aim of assisting the Commonwealth Department of Health in being constantly updated on new evidences from the scientific community. Compared to previous volumes, an increased number of examined materials have to be referred. In fact, during the current semester, the number of articles scrutinised has been the highest yet, with a progression that testifies a remarkably growing interest from scholars for the field of suicide research (718 articles for the first, 757 for the second, 892 for the third, 1,121 for the fourth, 1,276 for the fifth, 1,472 for the sixth, 1,515 for the seventh, 1,743 for the eighth, 1, 751 for the ninth and 1,760 in the present volume). As usual, the initial section of the volume collects a number of publications that could have particular relevance for the Australian people in terms of potential applicability. These publications are accompanied by a short comment from us, and an explanation of the motives that justify why we have considered of interest the implementation of studies’ findings in the Australian context. An introductory part provides the rationale and the methodology followed in the identification of papers. The central part of the volume represents a selection of research articles of particular sig- nificance; their abstracts are reported in extenso, underlining our invitation at reading those papers in full text: they represent a remarkable advancement of suicide research knowledge. The last section reports all items retrievable from major electronic databases. We have catalogued them on the basis of their prevailing reference to fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviours, with various sub-headings (e.g. epidemiology, risk factors, etc). The deriving list guarantees a level of completeness superior to any individual system; it can constitute a useful tool for all those interested in a quick update of what is most recently published on the topic. Our intent was to make suicide research more approachable to non-specialists, and in the meantime provide an opportunity for a vademecum of quotations credible also at the pro- fessional level. A compilation such as the one that we provide here is not easily obtainable from usual sources and can save a considerable
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