Trends in methods of suicide among mental health patients between 2000 and 2022 in the UK: A joinpoint regression analysis
The increase in patient suicide deaths by hanging/strangulation is of concern. Attention should be paid to the steady increase in deaths by cutting/stabbing. Our findings support the need for surveillance, including real-time surveillance, of emerging methods and continued efforts towards means restriction.
Authors
- Cathryn Rodway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0007-0124)
- Pauline Turnbull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0708-0608)
- Isabelle M. Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4875-8593)
- Pauline Rivart
- Saied Ibrahim
- Nav Kapur
- Lana Bojanić
- Louis Appleby
Institutions
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.121367
- Primary Topic
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00