UK legislation on analgesic pack sizes: impact on suicidal behaviour by Hawton, K, Townsend, E

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

Comorbidity of axis I and axis II disorders in patients who attempted suicide. by Hawton, K, Houston, K, Haw, C, Townsend, E, Harriss, L

“… OBJECTIVE: The authors compared the characteristics of suicide attempters with and without comorbid psychiatric and personality disorders to identify factors that explain the high suicide risk associated with psychiatric comorbidity. …”

Family history of suicidal behaviour: prevalence and significance in deliberate self-harm patients. by Hawton, K, Haw, C, Houston, K, Townsend, E

“…CONCLUSION: Family history of suicidal behaviour appears to be associated with greater anger. …”

Correlates of relative lethality and suicidal intent among deliberate self-harm patients. by Haw, C, Hawton, K, Houston, K, Townsend, E

“…Conflicting findings have been reported regarding the relationship between the potential lethality of acts of deliberate self-harm (DSH) and suicidal intent, and how each relates to patient characteristics. …”

Substances used in deliberate self-poisoning 1985-1997: trends and associations with age, gender, repetition and suicide intent. by Townsend, E, Hawton, K, Harriss, L, Bale, E, Bond, A

“…Degree of suicidal intent may also influence choice of method of self-poisoning.…”

Mortality in children and adolescents following presentation to hospital after non-fatal self-harm in the Multicentre Study of Self-harm: a prospective observational cohort study by Hawton, K, Bale, L, Brand, F, Townsend, E, Ness, J, Waters, K, Clements, C, Kapur, N, Geulayov, G

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Self-harm and suicide in children and adolescents are growing problems, and self-harm is associated with a significant risk of subsequent death, particularly suicide. …”

Self-harm in midlife: an analysis using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England by Clements, C, Hawton, K, Geulayov, G, Waters, K, Ness, J, Rehman, M, Townsend, E, Appleby, L, Kapur, N

“…<p><strong>Background</strong></p> <p>In England suicide rates are highest in midlife (defined as age 40–59). …”

Self-harm and life problems: findings from the multicentre study of self-harm in England by Townsend, E, Ness, J, Waters, K, Kapur, N, Turnbull, P, Cooper, J, Bergen, H, Hawton, K

“…Purpose Self-harm is a major clinical problem and is strongly linked to suicide. It is important to understand the problems faced by those who self-harm to design effective clinical services and suicide prevention strategies. …”

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. …”

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. …”

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. …”

Psychiatric and personality disorders in deliberate self-harm patients. by Haw, C, Hawton, K, Houston, K, Townsend, E

“…BACKGROUND: Previous UK studies have reported much lower rates of psychiatric and personality disorder in those who attempt suicide than in those who die by suicide. AIMS: To determine the nature and prevalence of psychiatric and personality disorders in deliberate self-harm (DSH) patients. …”

Interventions for self-harm in children and adolescents by Hawton, K, Witt, K, Taylor Salisbury, T, Arensman, E, Gunnell, D, Townsend, E, van Heeringen, K, Hazell, P

“…<p>Self-harm (SH; intentional self-poisoning or self-injury) is common in children and adolescents, often repeated, and strongly associated with suicide. This is an update of a broader Cochrane review on psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for deliberate SH first published in 1998 and previously updated in 1999. …”

Psychosocial and pharmacological treatment of patients following deliberate self-harm: the methodological issues involved in evaluating effectiveness. by Arensman, E, Townsend, E, Hawton, K, Bremner, S, Feldman, E, Goldney, R, Gunnell, D, Hazell, P, Van Heeringen, K, House, A, Owens, D, Sakinofsky, I, Träskman-Bendz, L

“…Development of effective treatments for patients following deliberate self-harm (self-poisoning or self-injury) is a very important element in suicide prevention. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the mainstay of evaluation of treatments. …”

General practitioner contacts with patients before and after deliberate self harm. by Houston, K, Haw, C, Townsend, E, Hawton, K

“…Although much attention is focused on suicide prevention by psychiatric services, the role of the general practitioner (GP) in the prevention of suicidal behaviour and in the aftercare of DSH patients is also important. …”

Psychosocial interventions for people who self-harm: methodological issues involved in trials to evaluate effectiveness by Witt, K, Townsend, E, Arensman, E, Gunnell, D, Hazell, P, Sailsbury, T, Van Heeringen, K, Hawton, K

“…OBJECTIVE:We have assessed the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions to prevent self-harm repetition and suicide. METHODS:Trials were identified in two systematic reviews of RCTs of psychosocial treatments following a recent (within six months) episode of self-harm indexed in any of five electronic databases (CCDANCTR-Studies and References, CENTRAL, Medline, Embase, and PsycINFO) between 1 January, 1998 and 29 April, 2015. …”

Deliberate self harm patients with depressive disorders: treatment and outcome. by Haw, C, Houston, K, Townsend, E, Hawton, K

“… BACKGROUND: Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in deliberate self-harm (DSH) patients and in those who commit suicide. The aim of this study was to examine the treatment received by DSH patients with depression and their progress following DSH. …”

Variation by ethnic group in premature mortality risk following self-harm: a multicentre cohort study in England by Turnbull, P, Webb, R, Kapur, N, Clements, C, Bergen, H, Hawton, K, Ness, J, Waters, K, Townsend, E, Cooper, J

“…After adjusting for age, gender and area-level socioeconomic deprivation, the risk of all-cause mortality was lower in South Asian (hazard ratio [HR] 0.51, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.42 – 0.62) and Black people (HR 0.46, 95 % CI 0.39 – 0.55) versus White people. Suicide risk was significantly lower in Black people (HR 0.43, 95 % CI 0.19 – 0.97) than in White people. …”

Life problems in children and adolescents who self-harm: findings from the multicentre study of self-harm in England by Townsend, E, Ness, J, Waters, K, Rehman, M, Kapur, N, Clements, C, Geulayov, G, Bale, E, Casey, D, Hawton, K

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Self-harm, a significant and increasing global problem in children and adolescents, is often repeated and is associated with risk of future suicide. To identify potential interventions, we need to understand the life problems faced by children and adolescents, and by sub-groups of younger people who self-harm. …”