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Matthew J. Spittal

The University of Melbourne
Verified email at unimelb.edu.au
Cited by 11635

Suicide by occupation: systematic review and meta-analysis

A Milner, MJ Spittal, J Pirkis… - The British Journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPrevious research has shown that those employed in certain occupations, such
as doctors and farmers, have an elevated risk of suicide, yet little research has sought to …

Predicting suicidal behaviours using clinical instruments: systematic review and meta-analysis of positive predictive values for risk scales

G Carter, A Milner, K McGill, J Pirkis… - The British Journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Background Prediction of suicidal behaviour is an aspirational goal for clinicians and policy
makers; with patients classified as 'high risk'to be preferentially allocated treatment. Clinical …

Association between suicide reporting in the media and suicide: systematic review and meta-analysis

T Niederkrotenthaler, M Braun, J Pirkis, B Till, S Stack… - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objective To examine the association between reporting on suicides, especially deaths of
celebrities by suicide, and subsequent suicides in the general population. Design …

Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries

J Pirkis, A John, S Shin, M DelPozo-Banos… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound mental health consequences for
many people. Concerns have been expressed that, at their most extreme, these …

[HTML][HTML] Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countries

J Pirkis, D Gunnell, S Shin, M Del Pozo-Banos… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Predicted increases in suicide were not generally observed in the early months
of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the picture may be changing and patterns might vary …

Impact of tobacco control policies and mass media campaigns on monthly adult smoking prevalence

MA Wakefield, S Durkin, MJ Spittal… - … journal of public …, 2008 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We sought to assess the impact of several tobacco control policies and televised
antismoking advertising on adult smoking prevalence. Methods. We used a population …

[HTML][HTML] The association between mental disorders and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis of record linkage studies

L San Too, MJ Spittal, L Bugeja, L Reifels… - Journal of affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background There has long been debate about the extent to which mental disorders
contribute to suicide. We aimed to examine the evidence on the contribution of mental …

Letters, green cards, telephone calls and postcards: systematic and meta-analytic review of brief contact interventions for reducing self-harm, suicide attempts and …

AJ Milner, G Carter, J Pirkis, J Robinson… - The British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThere is growing interest in brief contact interventions for self-harm and suicide
attempt. AimsTo synthesise the evidence regarding the effectiveness of brief contact …

Masculinity and suicidal thinking

J Pirkis, MJ Spittal, L Keogh, T Mousaferiadis… - Social psychiatry and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Males feature prominently in suicide statistics, but relatively little work has been
done to date to explore whether endorsement of dominant masculinity norms heightens the …

[HTML][HTML] Handgun ownership and suicide in California

DM Studdert, Y Zhang, SA Swanson… - New England journal …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Research has consistently identified firearm availability as a risk factor for
suicide. However, existing studies are relatively small in scale, estimates vary widely, and no …