Browsing by Author "Lascelles, Karen"
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Effects of ketamine treatment on suicidal ideation: a qualitative study of patients’ accounts following treatment for depression in a UK ketamine clinic
Lascelles, Karen; Brand, Fiona; Trueman, Hayley; McShane, Rupert; Hawton, Keith (2019-08)Objective It is recognised that ketamine treatment can reduce suicidal ideation (SI) in people with depression, at least in the short term. However, information is lacking on patients’ perspectives on such effects. ... -
Effects of patient suicide on psychiatrists: survey of experiences and support required
Brand, Fiona; Carbonnier, Anne; Croft, Alison; Lascelles, Karen; Hawton, Keith; Wolfart, Gislene (2019-03)Aims and method Death of patients by suicide can have powerful effects on psychiatrists. We report the findings of a survey completed by 174 psychiatrists on the effects of patient suicide on their emotional well-being ... -
Helping young people who self-harm
Lascelles, Karen; Brand, Fiona; Alfoadari, Annya (2017-02)Key learning points: For many young people, the function of self-harm is to escape an unbearable emotional state; relief and negative feelings experienced following self-harm can result in a cycle of self-harming behaviour; ... -
How to manage self-harm in primary care
Lascelles, Karen (2023-01)Mental health specialist nurse Karen Lascelles explains how to approach patients who are self-harming and offer appropriate care and support in line with new NICE guidance. -
Might Informal Carers of Adults With Enduring Suicidality Experience Anticipatory Loss?
Lascelles, Karen (2021-04)Carers of loved ones who repeatedly express suicidal intent and/or engage in suicidal behavior may experience a sense of anticipation of eventual suicide due to the potential of a fatal act of self-harm. An understanding ... -
New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed
Lascelles, Karen (2023-11)In this editorial we, as members of the 2022 NICE Guideline Committee, highlight and discuss what, in our view, are the key guideline recommendations (generated through evidence synthesis and consensus) for mental health ... -
Suicidal thoughts and behaviours among student nurses and midwives: A systematic review
Lascelles, Karen; Groves, Samantha; Hawton, Keith (2023-11)Aim: To synthesize research investigating suicide, suicide attempts, self-harm and suicide ideation in nursing and midwifery students, a group of interest due to high rates of suicide among qualified nurses. Specific areas ... -
Suicide, self-harm, and suicide ideation in nurses and midwives: A systematic review of prevalence, contributory factors, and interventions
Hawton, Keith; Lascelles, Karen; Groves, Samantha (2023)Background Nurses have been identified as an occupational group at increased risk of suicide. This systematic review examines the prevalence of, and factors influencing, suicide and related behaviours among nurses and ... -
'Talking about suicide will put the idea into someone’s head'
Lascelles, Karen (2018-06)Mythbuster -
Understanding and working with suicide risk
Lascelles, Karen (2015-07)Key learning points: Understanding risk factors associated with suicide; Considering a framework for understanding suicide; How to assess and manage suicide risk