Youth suicide: A psychological autopsy study of completers and controls

Association between irritability and suicide-related outcomes across the life-course. Systematic review of both community and clinical studies

“…Twenty-six studies investigated the association between irritability measured in adulthood and suicidality, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and suicide mortality (Ardani et al, 2017;Azorin et al, 2010;Baldessarini et al, 2017;Baldessarini, Vázquez, & Tondo, 2016;Berk et al, 2017;Crook, Raskin, & Davis, 1975;Gagnon, Davidson, Cheifetz, Martineau, & Beauchamp, 2009;Guerreiro et al, 2013;Karam et al, 2015;Lester & Lindsley, 1988;Lester, 1968;Lester & Beck, 1975;Mitsui et al, 2017;Pawlak et al, 2013;Pedrelli et al, 2013;Pendse, Westrin, & Engström, 1999;Perlis et al, 2005;Pompili et al, 2008Pompili et al, , 2016Popovic et al, 2015;Rihmer et al, 2009;Skala et al, 2012;Stålenheim, 2001;Tanabe et al, 2016;Umamaheswari, Avasthi, & Grover, 2014;Westrin, Engstrom, Ekman, & Traskman-Bendz, 1998). With the exception of one longitudinal clinical study (Berk et al, 2017), all studies used a cross-sectional design (Table 4).…”

Conducting School Suicide Risk Assessment in Distance Learning Environments

“…However, we suggest that challenges associated with COVID-19 further increase the need for these services. Specifically, school closures and requirements for social distancing have the potential to generate feelings of isolation and loneliness, which are primary suicide risk factors (Calati et al 2019 ; Gagnon et al 2009 ; Hazler and Denham 2002 ; Holland et al 2017 ), and reduce access to critical mental wellness resources (NASP 2015 ). Obviously, this will exacerbate the impact of pre-existing depression and anxiety.…”

Do we miss depressive disorders and suicidal behaviours in clinical practice?

“…We know that depressive disorders are common in adolescents in both community (Essau, Conradt, & Petermann, 2000; Lewinsohn, Hops, Roberts, Seeley, & Andrews, 1993) and clinical samples (Essau, 2008; Lauth, Levy, Juliusdottir, & Ferrari & Petursson, 2008), that over three-quarters of adolescents with depressive disorders recover within a two-year period, but relapse rates are high (Fleming, Boyle, & Offord, 1993; Lewinsohn, Rohde, Seeley, Klein, & Gotlib, 2000), and that those with comorbid conduct disorders tend to have the poorest adult outcomes (Fombonne, Wostear, Cooper, Harrington, & Rutter, 2001). Psychological autopsy studies have consistently shown that a significant proportion of young people who die by suicide have undiagnosed and/or untreated depressive disorders (Gagnon, Davidson, Cheifetz, Martineau, & Beauchamp, 2009; Houston, Hawton, & Shepperd, 2001; Marttunen, Hillevi, & Lonnquist, 1993; Shaffer, Gould, & Fisher, 1996).…”