The mental health effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic might be
profound1 and there are suggestions that suicide rates will rise, although this is not inevitable. …

The psychological autopsy approach to studying suicide is becoming an increasingly used
research method. It presents considerable methodological problems. In order to assist future …

The realisation of human potential for development requires age-specific investment
throughout the 8000 days of childhood and adolescence. Focus on the first 1000 days is an …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound mental health consequences for
many people. Concerns have been expressed that, at their most extreme, these …

… Taylor C, Cooper J, Appleby L: Is suicide risk taken seriously in heavy drinkers who harm
themselves? Acta Psychiatr Scand 1999; 100:309–311Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar …

Objective: To study the effectiveness of fluoxetine and cognitive-behavioural counselling in
depressive illness in postnatal women: to compare fluoxetine and placebo, six sessions and …

Objective: To describe the clinical circumstances in which psychiatric patients commit suicide.
Design: National clinical survey. Setting: England and Wales. Subjects: A two year sample …

A sample of psychiatrists was asked to read a case vignette and indicate likely management
and attitudes to the patient on a number of semantic-differential scales. Patients given a …

… U Hiroeh, L Appleby, and PB Mortensen designed the study and wrote the report. U Hiroeh
did the experimental work, supervised by L Appleby and PB Mortensen, and analysed the …

BackgroundPostnatal depression follows 10% of live births but there is little consensus on the
risk factors associated with its development. Previous smaller studies have been unable to …