Keith Hawton

Jan 15, 2025 | cambridge.org | Caroline Clements |Harriet Bickley |Keith Hawton |Galit Geulayov

Self-harm is an important international public health issue and a risk factor for future suicide.1,2 Although self-harm is more common in women than men across the lifespan, the difference in rates narrows as age increases.Reference Geulayov, Kapur, Turnbull, Clements, Waters and Ness3,Reference Clements, Hawton, Geulayov, Waters, Ness and Rehman4 In a previous study in England, rates of self-harm for people aged 40–59 years were 449 per 100 000 population in women and 363 per 100 000...

Jul 2, 2024 | psiquiatria.com | Keith Hawton

El interés y la preocupación por prevenir los suicidios han experimentado un notable incremento en los últimos años. En esta reflexión personal, nos adentramos en los desarrollos globales relacionados con la prevención del suicidio que han marcado la última década desde que The Lancet Psychiatry fue publicado por primera vez en 2014. En primer lugar, examinamos los avances generales en la prevención del suicidio a nivel mundial durante este período.

Nov 10, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Karen Lascelles |Samantha J Groves |Keith Hawton

Suicide within the nursing profession has received growing attention over the last few years, but it is not a new problem. Statistics have demonstrated elevated rates of suicide among nurses (particularly women) compared to the general population over many years, including when compared with certain other occupational groups (Groves et al., 2023). Concerns about suicide in nurses intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.