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| Olive BennewithSummaryAffiliation: University of Bristol Country: UK Publications
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Factors associated with the non-assessment of self-harm patients attending an Accident and Emergency Department: results of a national studyOlive Bennewith
Academic Unit of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, Cotham House, Cotham Hill, Bristol BS6 6JL, United Kingdom
J Affect Disord 89:91-7. 2005..We have investigated the reasons for this and the characteristics of patients associated with self-discharge or planned discharge without a psychosocial assessment...
Suicidal behaviour and suicide from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol and surrounding area in the UK: 1994-2003Olive Bennewith
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK
Eur J Public Health 21:204-8. 2011..Little is known about the characteristics of people who die by jumping from different locations (e.g. bridges, buildings) and the factors that might influence the effectiveness of suicide prevention measures at such sites...
Ethnicity and coercion among involuntarily detained psychiatric in-patientsOlive Bennewith
Academic Unit of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Br J Psychiatry 196:75-6. 2010..Regarding charges of institutional racism in psychiatry, this study highlights the importance of investigating the role of area characteristics when assessing the relationship between ethnicity and patient management...
The usefulness of coroners' data on suicides for providing information relevant to preventionOlive Bennewith
Academic Unit of Psychiatry, Cotham House, in Bristol, England
Suicide Life Threat Behav 35:607-14. 2005..The use of standardized forms by coroners would assist studies of factors associated with suicide and potentially provide a representative source of information relevant to suicide prevention...
Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in EnglandOlive Bennewith
Department of Social Medicine, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK
Br J Psychiatry 186:260-1. 2005..In only half the cases (52%) were victims fully suspended with both feet off the ground. Four per cent had also taken an overdose...
The epidemiology and management of self-harm amongst adults in EnglandDavid Gunnell
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK
J Public Health (Oxf) 27:67-73. 2005..There are no national data on the characteristics and management of people presenting to hospital following self-harm...
Variations in the hospital management of self harm in adults in England: observational studyOlive Bennewith
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR
BMJ 328:1108-9. 2004
The epidemiology and prevention of suicide by hanging: a systematic reviewDavid Gunnell
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK
Int J Epidemiol 34:433-42. 2005..This review summarizes the published literature on suicide by hanging. The focus is on its epidemiology in England and on identifying potential means of prevention...
Qualitative interviewing with vulnerable populations: individuals' experiences of participating in suicide and self-harm based researchLucy Biddle
School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK
J Affect Disord 145:356-62. 2013..Actual understanding of participants' experiences is however limited, especially in relation to in-depth qualitative research...
The use of the Internet by people who die by suicide in England: A cross sectional studyDavid Gunnell
School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, 39 Whatley Road, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK Electronic address
J Affect Disord 141:480-3. 2012..There is widespread concern regarding the possible influence of the Internet on suicidal behaviour. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and characteristics of Internet-related suicide in England...
Effect of barriers on the Clifton suspension bridge, England, on local patterns of suicide: implications for preventionOlive Bennewith
Department of Social Medicine, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK
Br J Psychiatry 190:266-7. 2007..This study provides evidence for the effectiveness of barriers on bridges in preventing site-specific suicides and suicides by jumping overall in the surrounding area...
Detection of depression and anxiety in primary care: follow up studyDavid Kessler
Division of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol, Bristol BS6 6JL
BMJ 325:1016-7. 2002
General practice based intervention to prevent repeat episodes of deliberate self harm: cluster randomised controlled trialOlive Bennewith
Division of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol, Bristol BS6 6JL
BMJ 324:1254-7. 2002..More research is needed on how to manage patients who deliberately harm themselves, to reduce the incidence of repeat episodes...
Gunshot suicides in England--a multicentre study based on coroners' recordsLesley Sutton
Centre for Suicide Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:324-8. 2005..These include restricting access to guns by non-certificate holders and those who may be at increased risk of suicide, and holding regular gun amnesties...
