How do people bereaved by suicide react to media reports on the death?
A study published today in BMC Public Health describes the experiences of people bereaved by suicide regarding media reporting of the suicide of their friend or… Read more »
Alexandra Pitman
Dr Alexandra Pitman is an Associate Professor in the UCL Division of Psychiatry and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. Her research and clinical interests are in the epidemiology of suicide and self-harm, the effects of media reporting of suicide,
the relationship between loneliness and suicidality, and in psychosocial interventions for people with suicidal thoughts. She completed her PhD in 2014 at UCL on the impact of suicide bereavement, and is currently funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to continue researching this topic. She is a Patron of the Support After Suicide Partnership, and tweets in a personal capacity as @DrAPitman
the relationship between loneliness and suicidality, and in psychosocial interventions for people with suicidal thoughts. She completed her PhD in 2014 at UCL on the impact of suicide bereavement, and is currently funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to continue researching this topic. She is a Patron of the Support After Suicide Partnership, and tweets in a personal capacity as @DrAPitman
Latest posts by Alexandra Pitman (see all)
- How do people bereaved by suicide react to media reports on the death? - 20th February 2020
- Understanding and preventing copycat suicides - 5th March 2018
Understanding and preventing copycat suicides
Recently published research in BMC Psychiatry examines people’s attitudes towards suicide following the suicide of a friend or relative. In this blog, lead… Read more »