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Matthew J Spittal
Researcher at University of Melbourne
Publications - 275
Citations - 7648
Matthew J Spittal is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Suicide prevention. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 226 publications receiving 5567 citations. Previous affiliations of Matthew J Spittal include Monash Medical Centre & Centre for Mental Health.
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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.
Jane Pirkis,Ann John,Sangsoo Shin,Marcos DelPozo-Banos,Vikas Arya,Vikas Arya,Pablo Analuisa-Aguilar,Louis Appleby,Ella Arensman,Ella Arensman,Jason Bantjes,Anna Baran,José Manoel Bertolote,Guilherme Borges,Petrana Brečić,Eric D. Caine,Giulio Castelpietra,Shu-Sen Chang,David Colchester,David Crompton,Marko Ćurković,Eberhard A. Deisenhammer,Chengan Du,Jeremy Dwyer,Annette Erlangsen,Annette Erlangsen,Jeremy S. Faust,Sarah M. Fortune,Andrew Garrett,Devin George,Rebekka Gerstner,Renske Gilissen,Madelyn S. Gould,Keith Hawton,Joseph Kanter,Navneet Kapur,Murad M. Khan,Olivia J. Kirtley,Duleeka Knipe,Duleeka Knipe,Kairi Kõlves,Stuart Leske,Kedar Marahatta,Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz,N. G. Neznanov,Thomas Niederkrotenthaler,Emma Nielsen,Merete Nordentoft,Herwig Oberlerchner,Rory C. O'Connor,Melissa Pearson,Michael R. Phillips,Michael R. Phillips,Steve Platt,Paul L. Plener,Paul L. Plener,Georg Psota,Ping Qin,Daniel Radeloff,Christa Rados,Andreas Reif,Christine Reif-Leonhard,Vsevolod Rozanov,Christiane Schlang,Barbara Schneider,Natalia Semenova,Mark Sinyor,Mark Sinyor,Ellen Townsend,Michiko Ueda,Lakshmi Vijayakumar,Roger T. Webb,Manjula Weerasinghe,Gil Zalsman,Gil Zalsman,David Gunnell,Matthew J Spittal +76 more
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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Impact of Tobacco Control Policies and Mass Media Campaigns on Monthly Adult Smoking Prevalence
Melanie Wakefield,Sarah Durkin,Matthew J Spittal,Mohammad Siahpush,Michelle Scollo,Julie A. Simpson,Simon Chapman,Victoria White,David J. Hill +8 more
TL;DR: Increases in the real price of cigarettes and tobacco control mass media campaigns broadcast at sufficient exposure levels and at regular intervals are critical for reducing population smoking prevalence.
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Suicide by occupation: systematic review and meta-analysis
TL;DR: This is the first comprehensive meta-analytical review of suicide and occupation and suggested a stepwise gradient in risk, with the lowest skilled occupations being at greater risk of suicide than the highest skill-level group.
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Happiness and Life Satisfaction Prospectively Predict Self-Rated Health, Physical Health, and the Presence of Limiting, Long-Term Health Conditions
TL;DR: This study showed that happier people and those who were more satisfied with their lives at baseline reported better health at the 2-year follow-up when adjusted for baseline health and other relevant covariates.
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Predicting suicidal behaviours using clinical instruments: systematic review and meta-analysis of positive predictive values for risk scales
TL;DR: No ‘high-risk’ classification was clinically useful for suicidal behaviours and prevalence imposes a ceiling on PPV.