Suicidology
Suicidology is a wide and interdisciplinary field ranging from philosophy, literature and religion to social sciences, genetics and psychiatry. The WPA Section on Suicidology was established on the eve of the third millennium. It aims at bringing together different perspectives on suicide and suicidal behaviours, so promoting a better understanding of these behaviours and encouraging the implementation of effective prevention strategies.
The Section counts 35 members from 21 countries and actively participates in WPA regional and international conferences. Furthermore, the Section sponsored other conferences such as the First Latin-American International Meeting for Suicide Prevention (Montevideo, Uruguay, 2004), the Roman Forum on Suicide (Rome, Italy, 2015 and 2017) and the 1st international conference “Promoting the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents” (Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2018).
Section Officers
Chair
Vladimir Carli
National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
Sweden
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Co-Chair
Vsevolod Rozanov
St. Petersburg State University, V.M.Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
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Secretary
Sára Sütöri
National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
Sweden
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Section member list can be found here
Recommended readings
- Mann, J.J., Michel, C.A., & Auerbach, R.P. (2021). Improving Suicide Prevention Through Evidence-Based Strategies: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Psychiatry, 178(7), 611–624. link
- Sutori, S., Hadlaczky, G., Eliasson, E., Wasserman, D., & Cari, V. (2023). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Stand-Alone Digital Suicide Preventive Interventions for the Self-Management of Suicidality. J. Technol. Behav. Sci. 9, 440–451. link
- Zalsman, G., Hawton, K., Wasserman, D., van Heeringen, K., Arensman, E., Sarchiapone, M., Carli, V., Höschl, C., Barzilay, R., Balazs, J., Purebl, G., Kahn, J. P., Sáiz, P. A., Lipsicas, C. B., Bobes, J., Cozman, D., Hegerl, U., & Zohar, J. (2016). Suicide prevention strategies revisited: 10-year systematic review. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3(7), 646–659. link
- Wasserman D. (ed.) (2021). Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention (2 edn), Oxford Textbooks in Psychiatry. link
