Summary The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound effect
on all aspects of society, including mental health and physical health. We explore the …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable morbidity, mortality and
disruption to people's lives around the world. There are concerns that rates of suicide and …

Background Self-harm is a leading cause of morbidity in prisoners. Although a wide range of
risk factors for self-harm in prisoners has been identified, the strength and consistency of …

Suicide is a gendered phenomenon, where male deaths outnumber those of women
virtually everywhere in the world. Quantitative work has dominated suicide research …

Objective In psychiatric literature, few original studies exist on the topic of demoralization in
suicide. In this review, we aim to identify original studies on suicidal ideation (SI)/suicidal …

Bipolar disorders (BDs) are recurrent and sometimes chronic disorders of mood that affect
around 2% of the world's population and encompass a spectrum between severe elevated …

The psychological effects of isolation have already been described in the literature (polar
expeditions, submarines, prison). Nevertheless, the scale of confinement implemented …

Stress and Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation play a major role in
various pathophysiological processes associated with both mood disorders and suicidal …

Given that death by suicide continues to rank among the top three causes of death during
adolescence, new psychological models may contribute critical insight towards …

The suicide death toll is alarmingly high, outnumbering deaths from war and homicide
worldwide (1). Many factors contribute to suicide death, making it difficult to prevent because …