Suicidal behavior is heritable and is a major cause of death worldwide. Two large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs) recently discovered and cross-validated genome-wide significant (GWS) loci for suicide attempt (SA). The present study leveraged the genetic cohorts from both studies to conduct the largest GWAS meta-analysis of SA to date. Multi-ancestry and admixture-specific meta-analyses were conducted within groups of significant African, East Asian, and European ancestry admixtures. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The authors used a population-representative sample and health administrative data to quantify suicide-related behavior leading to acute care or deaths across self-identified heterosexual, gay/lesbian, and bisexual individuals. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
As a result of experiencing oppression-based stressors and trauma, suicide rates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) individuals are much higher than in the general population, and for trans and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals specifically, rates of suicidality are even higher. To best understand how to engage in suicide prevention and intervention efforts for TGNB individuals, it is therefore crucial to understand factors that may mitigate suicidality for TGNB individuals. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Perhaps the study tells us something deeper about the discrimination and stigmatisation in mental health that needs to be tackled. The research relied on the psychiatric diagnosis and classification of TGD young people as ‘gender dysphoric’, meaning that their gender identity and/or expression had been pathologised. The authors themselves acknowledge that the diagnostic labels they had to use were ‘pathologising and inappropriate.’
A distinct implication of this study is to promote the need of LGBTQ+ tailored suicide prevention strategies in Canada, confirming that LGBTQ+ adolescents are more likely to be at greater risk than cisgender, heterosexual peers. Such programmes could include gender-affirming care for gender diverse adolescents, which has been associated with reductions in suicidality (Sorbara et al., 2020), as well as focus on bullying and cyberbullying risk among LGBTQ+ adolescents.
Although the analysis pertains to data from the USA, the unconditional acceptance of structural racism in social and health systems is refreshingly welcome. The paper should raise awareness and offer plausible, credible and convincing mechanisms, as well as proposals for how to respond.
Research and policies in the United Kingdom have repeatedly highlighted the need to reduce ethnic disparities and improve engagement with mental health services among Black African and Caribbean people with psychosis. The aim of this study was to examine the role of social network characteristics and psychological factors in engagement with services in Black people with psychosis.
Overall, this qualitative study suggests that ethnic minorities go through various negative experiences following the suicide of a loved one. Many also reported having a lack of support and experiencing stigma.
uided by minority stress theory, we explored the association between sexual identity, justice system involvement, self-harm and suicide attempts, among a cohort of incarcerated adults in Australia. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
For TGNC individuals interactions with healthcare professionals frequently become situations in which they are required to educate the healthcare professionals about their experiences and needs, adding further stress (McPhail et al, 2016). More sensitive and knowledgeable healthcare professionals would help make these experiences less frequent and less stressful.
Gender differences in use of suicide crisis hotlines: a scoping review of current literature - Author: Lauren Sealy Krishnamurti, Lindsey L. Monteith, Ian McCoy, Melissa E. Dichter. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
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Psychological Medicine; Cambridge Vol. 48, Iss. 14, (Oct 2018): 2329-2336.
Access to transition-related medical interventions (TRMIs) for transgender veterans has been the subject of substantial public interest and debate. To better inform these important conversations, the current study investigated whether undergoing hormone or surgical transition intervention(s) relates to the frequency of recent suicidal ideation (SI) and symptoms of depression in transgender veterans.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Journal of Counseling Psychology (Aug 2, 2018). DOI:10.1037/cou0000304
Transgender populations experience mental and physical health disparities compared to nontransgender populations, including nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Guided by the minority stress theory and Nock’s model of NSSI, this study explored perspectives of transmasculine spectrum people (i.e., people with a gender identity that is man, male, transgender man, genderqueer, or nonbinary and who were assigned female at birth) who engage in NSSI.. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai