Innovations in the science of suicide

Craig J Bryan; Anka A Vujanovic; Matthew K Nock

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2019.103451

Innovations in the science of suicide

Behav Res Ther. 2019 Sep:120:103451. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.103451. Epub 2019 Aug 5.

Authors

Craig J Bryan¹, Anka A Vujanovic², Matthew K Nock³

Affiliations

¹ National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
² University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
³ Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States.

PMID: 31420090
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.103451

Abstract

Globally, close to 800,000 individuals die by suicide each year. A scientific understanding of suicidal thoughts and behaviors have been slow to emerge owing to a number of challenges including low base rates, complexity and nonlinearity, low precision and accuracy of identification and detection methods, and variability across social and environmental contexts. To overcome these challenges, researchers have developed increasingly innovative and creative methods to overcome these challenges. These innovations hold considerable promise for advancing the science of suicide via large leaps forward rather than incremental steps. In this special issue of Behaviour Research and Therapy, we highlight several such efforts.

Keywords: Innovation; Special issue; Suicide; Suicide prevention.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Humans
Inventions
Research
Research Design*
Suicide / psychology*
Suicide Prevention*