Advancing Suicide Research

Contribute to suicide prevention by using appropriate research methods! This is a one-stop book for anyone who wants an overview of the research approaches and issues concerning suicide. Leading researchers provide a comprehensive toolbox of the current best practices in suicide research, showing you how to conduct high-quality research using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods in suicide-prevention from a public health perspective. Other aspects that are crucial to effective suicide research are also presented, including the proper use of epidemiological measures and study designs, definitional issues, historical background, and ethical aspects. The clearly written chapters include both theoretical and practical information along with specific examples from different areas of suicide research and prevention, and also explore essential topics such as psychological autopsies, health economics, and technological advances. This volume is ideal for researchers, students, and academics interested in suicide research, as well as policy makers, clinicians, and other practitioners.

Kairi Kõlves, PhD, is Principal Research Fellow/Associate Professor, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP), and Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention at Griffith University in Brisbane, Ausralia.

Merike Sisask, PhD, is Professor of Social Health Care, Tallinn University, School of Governance, Law and Society (SOGOLAS), and board member of the Estonian- Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI) in Tallinn.

Peeter Värnik, PhD, is board member of the Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI) in Tallinn.

Airi Värnik, PhD, is Professor of Mental Health, School of Natural Sciences and Health, Tallinn University, and founder, board member, and principal investigator at the Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI) in Tallinn.

Diego De Leo, MD, PhD, Doctor of Science and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Griffith University, Australia, is the Head of the Slovene Centre for Suicide Research (UP IAM), a world-leading researcher in suicide research and prevention over several decades. He has designed and advised suicide prevention activities, projects, and programs around the world, including his contribution to the World Health Organization.