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Jane Pirkis

Researcher at University of Melbourne

Publications -  495
Citations -  17671

Jane Pirkis is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Suicide prevention. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 454 publications receiving 13858 citations. Previous affiliations of Jane Pirkis include University of Paris & Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TL;DR: The promise of targeting the inflammation pathway in the management of this challenging condition is today somewhat weaker, but this might not be the last word on the potential role of anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of bipolar depression.
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Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries.

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TL;DR: In this article, the early effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide rates around the world was assessed using real-time suicide data from countries or areas within countries through a systematic internet search and recourse to our networks and the published literature.
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Suicide and suicide risk

TL;DR: The global burden of suicide and suicidal behaviours is discussed, and an overview of the current understanding of the mechanisms of suicide is provided, including risk factors for suicidal ideation and the transition from ideation to suicide attempt.
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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia and related disorders

TL;DR: The clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for schizophrenia and related disorders were developed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RACP) as mentioned in this paper, with the aim to reduce the impact of schizophrenia on mental health.