Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Suicide

Suicide is death caused by self-directed injurious behaviour undertaken with intent to die, and as a field of study it encompasses the spectrum of suicidal ideation, planning, attempts and completed acts, together with the prevention, assessment and treatment of suicide risk. Suicidology integrates psychiatry, clini…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 48× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Suicide is death caused by self-directed injurious behaviour undertaken with intent to die, and as a field of study it encompasses the spectrum of suicidal ideation, planning, attempts and completed acts, together with the prevention, assessment and treatment of suicide risk. Suicidology integrates psychiatry, clinical psychology, public health and nursing to identify risk and protective factors, model the pathway from hopelessness and psychological distress to action, and evaluate interventions that interrupt it. Recognised correlates include depression, chronic pain, hopelessness, trauma exposure and psychiatric inpatient status, and assessment relies on structured instruments and clinical evaluation of ideation. Research published in this area examines innovative prevention and treatment approaches such as contextual-conceptual therapy and meaning-centred programmes built on the realisation of personal goals; the severity of hopelessness among depressed psychiatric inpatients; suicidal ideation in war and torture survivors receiving psychotherapy; the relationship of chronic pain to attitudes toward suicide and physician-assisted dying in older adults; depression and suicide risk in the presence of cancer; and suicidal ideation among nursing students in relation to anxiety, personality and family interaction. The prevalence of psychological distress across urban and rural populations also informs this work. Collectively the literature emphasises evidence-based prevention, the central role of depression and hopelessness, and therapeutic strategies that restore purpose and reduce risk.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 48 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Schizophrenia Disorders And Therapy.

Journal editorial board
Olaoluwa Okusaga · United States Andrea de Bartolomeis · Italy Krzysztof Krysta · Poland

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