Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Suicide prevention

  1. Unsecured firearm storage linked to higher suicide risk in Army members
  2. Hopelessness mediated the link between resilience and embitterment after earthquakes
    Study of 801 earthquake survivors finds hopelessness mediates the relationship between psychological resilience and posttraumatic embitterment symptoms.
  3. Trauma linked to disturbed Rorschach content and avoidant attention
    Multi-method investigation using performance-based and eye-tracking measures reveals how trauma manifests in attention patterns and behavioral response tendencies.
  4. School-based psychoeducational programs reduce bullying and raise self-esteem
    Systematic review of school-based psychoeducational programs for bullying reduction and self-esteem improvement, examining how contextual factors and family involvement influence effectiveness.
  5. Virtual learning circles supported school-based suicide prevention discussions
    Study examines how rural Alaska schools adapted research-based suicide prevention strategies through virtual workshops, identifying cultural integration and institutional barriers to implementation.
  6. Health workers were skeptical of standardized suicide risk assessments
    Survey of 183 Norwegian health workers reveals significant skepticism toward standardized suicide risk assessments, with perceptions varying by profession and hospital site.
  7. Scoping review finds gaps in intergenerational trauma research
    Scoping review of intergenerational trauma in forcibly displaced Latin American populations identifies limited evidence and inconsistent operationalizations across six peer-reviewed articles.
  8. Loneliness was linked to more alcohol-related consequences in college students
    Longitudinal study examining loneliness as a risk factor for alcohol-related consequences in college students, mediated by drinking motives.
  9. Suicide prevention training improved preclinical medical students' preparedness
    Preclinical medical students' self-perceived preparedness for mental health crises significantly improved following integration of safeTALK suicide prevention training into curriculum.
  10. Suicidality was highly prevalent in liaison-consultation psychiatry
    Liaison-consultation psychiatric study identifying clinical phenotypes and risk markers in suicidal patients, examining 373 hospital consultations to characterize preventable risk profiles.