National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness

National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness , 29th July 2009, University of Manchester Click on the title above for direct full-text access Abstract: The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCI / NCISH) is a research project funded largely by the National Patient Safety Agency [...]

Men Who Were Sexually Abused in Childhood and Subsequent Suicidal Ideation

Men Who Were Sexually Abused in Childhood and Subsequent Suicidal Ideation: Community Comparison, Explanations and Practice Implications, British Journal of Social Work 2009 39(5):950-968 Patrick O’Leary and Nick Gould Patrick O’Leary, Ph.D., is based in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath Nick Gould, Ph.D., is a professor of social work [...]

Specific features of suicidal behavior in patients with narcissistic personality disorder

Specific features of suicidal behavior in patients with narcissistic personality disorder, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, early view, 2009 Blasco-Fontecilla H, et al … Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Avenida Reyes Catolicos 2, Madrid, Spain Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Suicidal behavior is a clinically significant but underestimated cause of mortality in narcissistic personality disorder. [...]

Protective effects of self-esteem and family support on suicide risk behaviors among at-risk adolescents

Protective effects of self-esteem and family support on suicide risk behaviors among at-risk adolescents, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. 2009 Aug;22(3):160-8 Sharaf AY, Thompson EA, Walsh E. Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, University of Alexandria, Faculty of Nursing, Egypt Abstract: PROBLEM: If and how family support and self-esteem might interact to protect against [...]

Biopsychosocial approach to treating self-injurious behaviors: an adolescent case study

Biopsychosocial approach to treating self-injurious behaviors: an adolescent case study, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing,  2009 Aug;22(3) 115-9 Askew M, Byrne MW. Youth Consultation Service, East Orange, NJ, USA. Abstract: TOPIC: Self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) are a common coping mechanism in the adolescent population. A marked increase in SIB has been seen in recent years, [...]

Suicide in the North West

Suicide in the North West, A review of non-residential and outdoor locations.  August 2009,  NWPHO Kerin Hannon, Susan Giles, Lynn Deacon, Karen Tocque Click on the title above to gain direct full-text access Abstract: To help support an effective regional response to suicide, the North West Public Health Observatory (NWPHO) were commissioned by the North West [...]

Early-onset dementia

Early-onset dementia, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2009) 15: 380-388 Kate Jefferies and Niruj Agrawal Kate Jefferies is a consultant in old age psychiatry at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford. She has a special interest in early-onset dementia and runs a specialist service for early-onset dementia in Guildford and Waverley. She is also currently involved in the [...]

Suffering in Silence: A Qualitative Meta-Data-Analysis of Postpartum Depression

Suffering in Silence: A Qualitative Meta-Data-Analysis of Postpartum Depression,  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2009, Volume 35 Issue 2, Pages 145 - 158 Carmen Knudson-Martin 1 and Rachelle Silverstein 1  – Loma Linda University Abstract: In this article, we apply a relational lens to a grounded theory meta-data-analysis of qualitative studies on postpartum depression (PPD) conducted between 1999 [...]