Jason Bantjes

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.

TL;DR: Findings show a consistent trend at the individual level indicating that poverty, particularly in the form of worse economic status, diminished wealth, and unemployment is associated with suicidal ideations and behaviours.

TL;DR: The distribution of STB in first-year students is widespread, and relatively independent of socio-demographic risk profile, as well as cross-nationally consistent and modest in effect size.

TL;DR: A systematic mapping of the English literature on poverty and suicidal behaviour in LMICs is conducted to provide an overview of what is known about this topic, highlight gaps in literature, and consider the implications of current knowledge for research and policy.

TL;DR: A significant dose-response association was found between extent of stress in each life area and increased odds of at least one of the six disorders, and Interpretation of PARPs as representing causal effects of stresses on disorders suggests that up to 46.9–80.0% of 12-month disorder prevalence might be eliminated if stress prevention interventions were developed to block the associations of stress with these disorders.