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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
(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. ...
Helping young people who self-harm
(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
(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.
Suicide, self-harm, and suicide ideation in nurses and midwives: A systematic review of prevalence, contributory factors, and interventions
(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 ...
New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed
(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 ...