Suicide, depression, and antidepressants. by Cipriani, A, Barbui, C, Geddes, J

The evidence for lithium in suicide prevention by Roberts, E, Cipriani, A, Geddes, J, Nierenberg, A, Young, A

“…We read with interest the recently published meta-analysis of suicide prevention strategies by Riblet et al. However we have some concerns about the authors’ conclusions that “unlike previous reviews, we did not find that lithium significantly reduced suicide.”…”

Lithium and suicidality revisited - Reply by Cipriani, A, Pretty, H, Hawton, K, Geddes, J

Suicide, hospital-presenting suicide attempts, and criminality in bipolar disorder: examination of risk for multiple adverse outcomes. by Webb, RT, Lichtenstein, P, Larsson, H, Geddes, J, Fazel, S

“…We estimated risks of suicide and hospital-presenting attempted suicide, and violent and nonviolent criminal offending. …”

Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide? Suicide rate of 15% in editorial is misleading - Reply by Cipriani, A, Barbui, C, Geddes, J

Suicide and homicide by people with mental illness. by Geddes, J

Thoughts and acts of self-harm, and suicidal ideation, in online gamblers by Lloyd, J, Hawton, K, Dutton, W, Geddes, J, Goodwin, G, Rogers, R

“…Gambling problems have been linked to suicidal ideation and enhanced risk of suicide attempts. …”

Suicide in psychiatric hospital in-patients. Risk factors and their predictive power. by Powell, J, Geddes, J, Deeks, J, Goldacre, M, Hawton, K

“…AIMS: To identify risk factors for suicide in psychiatric hospital in-patients and to evaluate their predictive power in detecting people at risk of suicide. …”

Lithium prophylaxis of mood disorders: Efficacy, acceptability and anti-suicidal effects by Geddes, J, Burgess, S, Hawton, K, Townsend, E, Jamison, K, Goodwin, G

Lithium in the prevention of suicide in mood disorders: updated systematic review and meta-analysis. by Cipriani, A, Hawton, K, Stockton, S, Geddes, J

“…To assess whether lithium has a specific preventive effect for suicide and self harm in people with unipolar and bipolar mood disorders. …”

Lithium in the prevention of suicide in mood disorders: updated systematic review and meta-analysis. by Cipriani, A, Hawton, K, Stockton, S, Geddes, J

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess whether lithium has a specific preventive effect for suicide and self harm in people with unipolar and bipolar mood disorders. …”

Suicide in prisoners with bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disorders: a systematic review. by Fazel, S, Wolf, A, Geddes, J

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the risk of suicide and suicide attempts in prisoners with bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disorders compared with prisoners without psychiatric disorders. …”

Suicide within 12 months of discharge in schizophrenic patients, Scotland 1968-1992 by Geddes, J, Juszczak, E

Sleep problems and suicide associated with mood instability in the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2007 by McDonald, K, Saunders, K, Geddes, J

“…Other dependent variables included medication use and suicidal ideation and behaviour (response rate 57%). …”

Suicide in the 12 months after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care, Scotland 1968-92. by Geddes, J, Juszczak, E, O'Brien, F, Kendrick, S

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the rate of suicide in the 12 months after discharge from psychiatric hospital and to determine its relationship to age, diagnosis, and period. …”

Antidepressants and suicide symptoms: compelling new insights from the FDA's analysis of individual patient level data. by Barbui, C, Cipriani, A, Geddes, J

Lithium in the prevention of suicidal behavior and all-cause mortality in patients with mood disorders: a systematic review of randomized trials. by Cipriani, A, Pretty, H, Hawton, K, Geddes, J

“…Patients who received lithium were less likely to die by suicide (data from seven trials; two versus 11 suicides; odds ratio=0.26; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.09-0.77). …”

Period trends in rate of suicide in first 28 days after discharge from psychiatric hospital in Scotland, 1968-92. by Geddes, J, Juszczak, E

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine period trends in the rate of suicide in the first 28 days after discharge from psychiatric hospital. …”

Self-harm, accidental injury, and suicide in bipolar disorder during maintenance mood stabilizer treatment: a UK population-based electronic health records study by Hayes, J, Pitman, A, Marston, L, Walters, K, Geddes, J, King, M, Osborn, D

“…<h4>Importance</h4> <p>Self-harm is a prominent cause of morbidity in patients with bipolar disorder, and is strongly associated with suicide. There is evolving evidence that lithium may reduce suicidal behavior, and concerns that anticonvulsants may increase self-harm. …”

Lithium for maintenance treatment of mood disorders. by Burgess, S, Geddes, J, Hawton, K, Townsend, E, Jamison, K, Goodwin, G

“…They carry a high risk of suicide. Maintenance treatment, aimed at the prevention of relapse, is therefore of vital importance. …”