Annette L Beautrais
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Annette L Beautrais |
| GIVEN NAMES | Annette L |
| FAMILY NAME | Beautrais |
| SIGNATURE | BEAUTRAIS A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Multiple Aspects of Sexual Orientation: Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates in a New Zealand National Survey
Rejoinder to Treharne, Brickell, and Chinn (2011)
Twelve-Month Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys
OBJECTIVE: Although suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, clinicians and researchers lack a data-driven method to assess the risk of suicide attempts. This study reports the results of an analysis of a large cross-national epidemiologic survey database that estimates the 12-month prevalence of suicidal behaviors, identifies risk factors for suicide attempts, and combines these factors to create a risk index for 12-month suicide attempts …
Chronic Physical Conditions and Their Association With First Onset of Suicidal Behavior in the World Mental Health Surveys
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of a range of temporally prior physical conditions with the subsequent first onset of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts in large, general population, cross-national sample. The associations between physical conditions and suicidal behavior remain unclear due to sparse data and varied methodology. METHODS: Predictive associations between 13 temporally prior physical conditions and first onset of suici…
Suicide and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations: Review and Recommendations
Despite strong indications of elevated risk of suicidal behavior in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, limited attention has been given to research, interventions or suicide prevention programs targeting these populations. This article is a culmination of a three-year effort by an expert panel to address the need for better understanding of suicidal behavior and suicide risk in sexual minority populations, and stimulate the developme…
Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Mental disorders are among the strongest predictors of suicide; however, little is known about which disorders are uniquely predictive of suicidal behavior, the extent to which disorders predict suicide attempts beyond their association with suicidal thoughts, and whether these associations are similar across developed and developing countries. This study was designed to test each of thes…
Cross-national prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation, plans and attempts
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide; however, the prevalence and risk factors for the immediate precursors to suicide - suicidal ideation, plans and attempts - are not wellknown, especially in low- and middle-income countries. AIMS: To report on the prevalence and risk factors for suicidal behaviours across 17 countries. METHOD: A total of 84 850 adults were interviewed regarding suicidal behaviours and socio-demographic and…
Charcoal burning suicides in Hong Kong and urban Taiwan: An illustration of the impact of a novel suicide method on overall regional rates
Objectives: Following the first case in Hong Kong in 1998, the method of committing suicide by charcoal burning has spread to other communities. This aim of this study was to examine the impact of charcoal burning suicides on both overall suicide rates and older-method suicide rates in Hong Kong and urban Taiwan. Design: Trend analysis of the overall and method-specific suicide rates between 1997 and 2002. Comparison of age and gender profiles of…
Subthreshold Depression in Adolescence and Mental Health Outcomes in Adulthood
BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in the extent to which individuals with subthreshold depression face increased risks of subsequent major depression and other disorders. OBJECTIVE: To examine linkages between the extent of depressive symptoms (asymptomatic, subthreshold, major depression) at ages 17 to 18 years and mental health outcomes up to age 25 years in a New Zealand birth cohort. DESIGN: Data were gathered during the Christchurch H…
Sexual orientation and mental health in a birth cohort of young adults
Background. This paper sought to examine the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health in a New Zealand birth cohort studied to age 25 years. Method. The analysis is based on a sample of 967 participants (469 males; 498 females) in the Christchurch Health and Development Study. As part of this study information was gathered on: ( a ) measures of sexual orientation, same-sex behaviour and sexual attraction obtained at ages 21 and 2…
Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review
CONTEXT: In 2002, an estimated 877,000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide. Some developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these plans generally propose multiple interventions, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated. OBJECTIVES: To examine evidence for the effectiveness of specific suicide-preventive interventions and to make recommendations for future prevention programs and research. DATA SOURCES AND …
Completed Suicide and Psychiatric Diagnoses in Young People: A Critical Examination of the Evidence
Suicide rates of young people are increasing in many geographic areas. There is a need to recognize more precisely the role of specific mental disorders and their comparative importance for understanding suicide and its prevention. The authors reviewed the published English-language research, where psychiatric diagnoses that met diagnostic criteria were reported, to reexamine the presence and distribution of mental disorders in cases of completed…
Life Course Factors Associated With Suicidal Behaviors in Young People
This article reviews the major life course factors and processes associated with the development of suicidal behaviors in young people. Key issues examined include (a) the spectrum of suicidal behaviors in young people; (b) changing risks of suicidal behavior during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood; and (c) key risk and protective factors. It is concluded that suicidal tendencies are frequently the culmination of adverse life course se…
Risk Factors for Suicide and Attempted Suicide among Young People
Objective: Suicide rates in young people have increased during the past three decades, particularly among young males, and there is increasing public and policy concern about the issue of youth suicide in Australia and New Zealand. This paper summarises current knowledge about risk factors for suicide and suicide attempts in young people. Method: Evidence about risk factors for suicidal behaviour in young people was gathered by review of relevant…
Is Sexual Orientation Related to Mental Health Problems and Suicidality in Young People?
BACKGROUND: This study examines the extent to which gay, lesbian, and bisexual young people are at increased risk of psychiatric disorder and suicidal behaviors using data gathered on a New Zealand birth cohort studied to age 21 years. METHODS: Data were gathered during the course of the Christchurch Health and Development Study, a 21-year longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1265 children born in Christchurch, New Zealand. At 21 years of age,…
Breast-feeding and cognitive development in the first seven years of life
The Measurement of Family Material Well-Being
This paper reports on the development of measures offamily material well-being, based on observations of ownership and consumption behavior in a sample of 1, 169 New Zealand families. Factor analysis of 49 indicator measures revealed that the material well-being of the families could be measured along two distinct yet correlated dimensions: the level offamily ownership and the amount of economizing behavior the family was required to undertake. B…
Multiple Aspects of Sexual Orientation: Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates in a New Zealand National Survey
Breast-feeding and cognitive development in the first seven years of life
Charcoal burning suicides in Hong Kong and urban Taiwan: An illustration of the impact of a novel suicide method on overall regional rates
Objectives: Following the first case in Hong Kong in 1998, the method of committing suicide by charcoal burning has spread to other communities. This aim of this study was to examine the impact of charcoal burning suicides on both overall suicide rates and older-method suicide rates in Hong Kong and urban Taiwan. Design: Trend analysis of the overall and method-specific suicide rates between 1997 and 2002. Comparison of age and gender profiles of…
Life Course Factors Associated With Suicidal Behaviors in Young People
This article reviews the major life course factors and processes associated with the development of suicidal behaviors in young people. Key issues examined include (a) the spectrum of suicidal behaviors in young people; (b) changing risks of suicidal behavior during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood; and (c) key risk and protective factors. It is concluded that suicidal tendencies are frequently the culmination of adverse life course se…
The Measurement of Family Material Well-Being
This paper reports on the development of measures offamily material well-being, based on observations of ownership and consumption behavior in a sample of 1, 169 New Zealand families. Factor analysis of 49 indicator measures revealed that the material well-being of the families could be measured along two distinct yet correlated dimensions: the level offamily ownership and the amount of economizing behavior the family was required to undertake. B…
The Measurement of Family Material Well-Being
This paper reports on the development of measures offamily material well-being, based on observations of ownership and consumption behavior in a sample of 1, 169 New Zealand families. Factor analysis of 49 indicator measures revealed that the material well-being of the families could be measured along two distinct yet correlated dimensions: the level offamily ownership and the amount of economizing behavior the family was required to undertake. B…
Breast-feeding and cognitive development in the first seven years of life
Is Sexual Orientation Related to Mental Health Problems and Suicidality in Young People?
BACKGROUND: This study examines the extent to which gay, lesbian, and bisexual young people are at increased risk of psychiatric disorder and suicidal behaviors using data gathered on a New Zealand birth cohort studied to age 21 years. METHODS: Data were gathered during the course of the Christchurch Health and Development Study, a 21-year longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1265 children born in Christchurch, New Zealand. At 21 years of age,…
Risk Factors for Suicide and Attempted Suicide among Young People
Objective: Suicide rates in young people have increased during the past three decades, particularly among young males, and there is increasing public and policy concern about the issue of youth suicide in Australia and New Zealand. This paper summarises current knowledge about risk factors for suicide and suicide attempts in young people. Method: Evidence about risk factors for suicidal behaviour in young people was gathered by review of relevant…
Life Course Factors Associated With Suicidal Behaviors in Young People
This article reviews the major life course factors and processes associated with the development of suicidal behaviors in young people. Key issues examined include (a) the spectrum of suicidal behaviors in young people; (b) changing risks of suicidal behavior during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood; and (c) key risk and protective factors. It is concluded that suicidal tendencies are frequently the culmination of adverse life course se…
Subthreshold Depression in Adolescence and Mental Health Outcomes in Adulthood
BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in the extent to which individuals with subthreshold depression face increased risks of subsequent major depression and other disorders. OBJECTIVE: To examine linkages between the extent of depressive symptoms (asymptomatic, subthreshold, major depression) at ages 17 to 18 years and mental health outcomes up to age 25 years in a New Zealand birth cohort. DESIGN: Data were gathered during the Christchurch H…
Sexual orientation and mental health in a birth cohort of young adults
Background. This paper sought to examine the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health in a New Zealand birth cohort studied to age 25 years. Method. The analysis is based on a sample of 967 participants (469 males; 498 females) in the Christchurch Health and Development Study. As part of this study information was gathered on: ( a ) measures of sexual orientation, same-sex behaviour and sexual attraction obtained at ages 21 and 2…
Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review
CONTEXT: In 2002, an estimated 877,000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide. Some developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these plans generally propose multiple interventions, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated. OBJECTIVES: To examine evidence for the effectiveness of specific suicide-preventive interventions and to make recommendations for future prevention programs and research. DATA SOURCES AND …
Completed Suicide and Psychiatric Diagnoses in Young People: A Critical Examination of the Evidence
Suicide rates of young people are increasing in many geographic areas. There is a need to recognize more precisely the role of specific mental disorders and their comparative importance for understanding suicide and its prevention. The authors reviewed the published English-language research, where psychiatric diagnoses that met diagnostic criteria were reported, to reexamine the presence and distribution of mental disorders in cases of completed…
Charcoal burning suicides in Hong Kong and urban Taiwan: An illustration of the impact of a novel suicide method on overall regional rates
Objectives: Following the first case in Hong Kong in 1998, the method of committing suicide by charcoal burning has spread to other communities. This aim of this study was to examine the impact of charcoal burning suicides on both overall suicide rates and older-method suicide rates in Hong Kong and urban Taiwan. Design: Trend analysis of the overall and method-specific suicide rates between 1997 and 2002. Comparison of age and gender profiles of…
Cross-national prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation, plans and attempts
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide; however, the prevalence and risk factors for the immediate precursors to suicide - suicidal ideation, plans and attempts - are not wellknown, especially in low- and middle-income countries. AIMS: To report on the prevalence and risk factors for suicidal behaviours across 17 countries. METHOD: A total of 84 850 adults were interviewed regarding suicidal behaviours and socio-demographic and…
Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Mental disorders are among the strongest predictors of suicide; however, little is known about which disorders are uniquely predictive of suicidal behavior, the extent to which disorders predict suicide attempts beyond their association with suicidal thoughts, and whether these associations are similar across developed and developing countries. This study was designed to test each of thes…
Twelve-Month Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys
OBJECTIVE: Although suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, clinicians and researchers lack a data-driven method to assess the risk of suicide attempts. This study reports the results of an analysis of a large cross-national epidemiologic survey database that estimates the 12-month prevalence of suicidal behaviors, identifies risk factors for suicide attempts, and combines these factors to create a risk index for 12-month suicide attempts …
Chronic Physical Conditions and Their Association With First Onset of Suicidal Behavior in the World Mental Health Surveys
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of a range of temporally prior physical conditions with the subsequent first onset of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts in large, general population, cross-national sample. The associations between physical conditions and suicidal behavior remain unclear due to sparse data and varied methodology. METHODS: Predictive associations between 13 temporally prior physical conditions and first onset of suici…
Suicide and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations: Review and Recommendations
Despite strong indications of elevated risk of suicidal behavior in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, limited attention has been given to research, interventions or suicide prevention programs targeting these populations. This article is a culmination of a three-year effort by an expert panel to address the need for better understanding of suicidal behavior and suicide risk in sexual minority populations, and stimulate the developme…
Multiple Aspects of Sexual Orientation: Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates in a New Zealand National Survey
Rejoinder to Treharne, Brickell, and Chinn (2011)
Medicine (16 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Poison control (12 works) · Suicide prevention (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (11 works) · Mental health (8 works) · Injury prevention (7 works) · Medical emergency (7 works)