...Jakub Harman; Eva Rievajová Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between suicide rates broken down by gender and socio-economic factors in the Slovak Republic. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses panel data of 79 counties of the Slovak Republic...

...Kaitlyn R. Schuler; Natasha Basu; Anja Burcak; Phillip N. Smith Purpose Suicide is a public health crisis that differentially affects racial and ethnic groups. Suicide is a public health crisis that differentially affects racial and ethnic groups. American Indians had the highest per capita...

...Thomas E. Joiner; Amy Lieberman; Ian H. Stanley; Mark A. Reger Purpose The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted concerns about an increased risk for psychological distress, broadly and suicide mortality, specifically; it is, as yet, unclear if these concerns will be realized...

...Michael D. Anestis; Samantha E. Daruwala; Neil Carey Purpose Firearms account for the majority of suicide deaths in the US military and general population. The percentage of suicides resulting from firearms is higher in the military, however, and as such, the ratio of non-lethal to lethal suicide...

...Gianni Pirelli; Liza Gold Purpose Firearm-involved violence and suicide in the USA, often collectively referred to as “gun violence,” has been labeled a public health problem and an epidemic, and even an endemic by some. Many lawmakers, community groups, mainstream media outlets and professional...

...Jon Mandracchia; Yen To; Shauna Pichette Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to better understand suicidality among adolescent Mississippians. Design/methodology/approach – Mississippi-specific data were obtained from an existing national health data set and utilized for two hierarchal...

...Dr. Robert J. Cramer; Tara C Holaday; Amy M Brausch Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of suicide-related mental imagery in suicidal behavior. It was hypothesized that greater frequency and vividness of suicide-related imagery would be associated with more suicidal...

...Dr. Robert J. Cramer; David A Jobes; Maureen Elizabeth Bowers Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to fully consider the potential changes in clinical suicide prevention that may evolve after the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The authors argue that it is wise...

...Dr. Robert J. Cramer; Christopher Ryan Hagan; Matthew C Podlogar; Thomas E Joiner Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on mass murder and amok, and the relationship of these phenomena to murder-suicide as well as to determine future research directions...

...Dr. Robert J. Cramer; James Griffith Purpose – Study samples, having responded to similar survey content, allowed examination of suicide risk factors for deployed soldiers relative to nondeployed or home station soldiers. Specific research questions addressed by this study are: First, what...

...Chris Gerald Caulkins Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the Golden Gate Bridge (GGB) as a work of art and the role of the bridge in shaping community identity and discourse. Particular attention is focussed on the discourse surrounding mental illness and suicide, which perpetuate...