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Society welcomes first WHO suicide report
The British Psychological Society has welcomed the World Health Organization’s first ever World Suicide Prevention Report.
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Limited understanding of how therapies work
Clinicians and neuroscientists must work together to understand and improve psychological treatments says an article in Nature magazine.
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Treating depression and treating suicidality
On our Research Digest, guest blogger James Coyne finds that the answer to the question of whether treating depression also treats suicida
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Suicide and mental healthcare at home
Mental health patients may be more likely to commit suicide when they are receiving home-based care than they would be if they were hospital inpatients, according to a new
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Mental health issues reduce life expectancy
Healthcare officials should pay more attention to mental health problems, because it could reduce people's life expectancy more than smoking can, according to new research
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Actors need more mental health support
The annual conference of the actors' trade union Equity has approvd a motion saying it should provide more support for  members struggling with mental health issues such as depression, one insider has said.
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Professor Rory O'Connor receives AcSS honour
University of Glasgow (UoG) chair of health psychology Professor Rory O'Connor has been awarded status of Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS).
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Role of internet in suicide explored
A groundbreaking new project between Bristol University and the Samaritans is to assess the role of the internet in affecting people with suicidal thoughts.
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Why people think suicide is wrong
When you ask people what is morally wrong with suicide, they usually refer to the harm caused to the deceased's family and friends, and to the victim themselves.
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Society suppports call to action on suicide
A new National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA), aimed at reducing the number of suicides in England and improving support for those affected by suicide, has been launched.
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Information sharing advocated in suicide
Today, Friday 17 January, a consensus statement on information sharing and suicide prevention has been pu
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Young people with nothing to live for
A disturbing new study has revealed that thousands of young people could be at risk of suicide because they feel they have nothing going for them.
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Prisoners need help after their release
A new study has indicated that people who are released from prison may need more psychological help when it comes to dealing with mental health issues and their transit
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Understanding self-harm in teenagers
The number of teenagers deliberately hurting themselves is on the increase.
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A study of suicide notes left by children
In 2010 more people died by suicide than were killed in war, by murder, or in natural disasters.
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Migraine sufferers are at risk of depression
Those with migraine are twice as likely to suffer from depression, according to new research conducted by a team from the University of Toronto and published in the online version of t
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Self-harm among children in care
New research is to take a closer look at self-harm among young people in care.
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The economic crisis and the suicide rate
A rise in suicide rates in Europe and the Americas may be linked to the global economic crisis.
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Exercise reduces the risk of later suicide
A person who exercises regularly as a young person may be at a reduced risk of suicidal behaviour when they get older.
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Teen suicide attempts and eating disorders
Young women who have eating disorders may be at greater risk of attempting suicide.
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Men and suicide debated in Belfast
Around 289 people in Northern Ireland take their own lives each year, and men from low socio-economic backgrounds living in deprived areas can be up to ten times more likely to die by suicide than men from high socio-economic backgrounds living in
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Links between jobs and risk of suicide
Among the various risk factors for suicide, psychologists have recognised for some time that a person's occupation plays an important part.
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Looked-after children need better protection
Children at risk of self-harm need to be given greater protection by local authorities, a new study has suggested.
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The many causes of suicide-like behaviour
Many factors can be the cause of suicide-related behaviour among young people, new research has found.
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Self-harm awareness film available
A short film ‘Hurting to hea
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