There is much written about coping with life after a suicide and the deep impact this leaves on family members, friends and partners. However, less i…

Why are men more likely to complete suicide? There has been much media coverage over the last few years about the rise in the suicide rate of middle…

There has been much in the news again about suicide, and a recent programme has highlighted the increase in men taking their own lives. Coronation St…

Suicide is not a spectator sport. In fact, it is not a sport at all. It is an act of finality, arguably of desperation, during which an individual ch…

It can be frightening to learn that a person is having suicidal thoughts. It is enough to instil panic into the hearts of most of us. How can we help…

There is a myth that suicidal thoughts are more common at Christmas; yet, perhaps because we are more likely to be surrounded by family, Christmas is…

With a rise in the number of people being diagnosed with anxiety and depression, you will almost certainly know someone who has, has had or will have…

It’s easy to understand how living in today’s recession has become a basis for depression. Families and individuals are suffering from feelings of un…

Almost all states of health and disease result from interactions between individual and environmental factors (IOM, 2003), and suicide is perhaps an…

Most school children are asked to carry out homework or coursework and complete the task by a deadline. For most people, the deadlines don't go away…

Fairbairn’s theoretical formulation seeks to account for the way in which the infant’s actual experiences with people structure his or her internal w…