Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior journal keeps professionals abreast of the latest research, theories, and intervention approaches for suicide and life-threatening behaviors, from biological, psychological, and sociological approaches.

Issues examine such topics as risk factors for suicide in particular populations, assessment and risk-management approaches, advances in evidence-based prevention, methodological and ethical issues in intervention research, cross-cultural and international findings, and mental health needs of those bereaved by suicide.

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Engaging With Suicide and Self‐Harm Content Online: Evidence of Momentary Decreases in Self‐Injury and Suicidal Thoughts

Brianna Pastro, Victoria Kleinschmidt, Margaret Andover, 
  •  16 July 2025
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Longitudinal Associations Among Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Symptoms, Body Dissatisfaction, Restriction, and Suicide Ideation Among Adolescents

Reza N. Sahlan, Rachel Frietchen, Marley G. Billman Miller, Wendy Troop-Gordon, April Smith, 
  •  8 July 2025
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Unraveling the Bidirectional Associations of Psychotic‐Like Experiences With Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents

Dongfang Wang, Brendan Ross, Meng Sun, Huolian Li, Xiangting Zhang, Xuan Wang, Yang Qiu, Zijuan Ma, Fang Fan, 
  •  25 June 2025
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Self‐Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors From Pregnancy to Postpartum: Risk Factors and Clinical Implications

Nicolette C. Molina, Parisa R. Kaliush, Simone Mendes, Ashley E. Pappal, Kira R. Wright, Anna M. Zhou, Kevin M. King, Elisabeth Conradt, Sheila E. Crowell, 
  •  13 June 2025
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The Family Check‐Up and Youth Suicide: Assessing Indirect Effects of Improving Self‐Regulation and Reducing Depression in Promoting Long‐Term Resilience

Samuel Seidman, Sarah Danzo, Arin Connell, Elizabeth Stormshak, 
  •  5 June 2025
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The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.

Prevalence of Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury in Nonclinical Samples: Systematic Review, Meta‐Analysis and Meta‐Regression

Sarah V. Swannell PhD, Graham E. Martin MD, FRANZCP, DPM, Andrew Page PhD, Penelope Hasking PhD, Nathan J. St John, 
  •  273-303
  •  15 January 2014

The Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS): Community-Based Validation Study of a New Scale for the Measurement of Suicidal Ideation

Bregje A. J. van Spijker PhD, Philip J. Batterham PhD, Alison L. Calear PhD, Louise Farrer PhD, Helen Christensen PhD, Julia Reynolds MPsych(Clin), Ad J.F.M. Kerkhof PhD, 
  •  408-419
  •  24 February 2014

Differentiating Suicide Attempters from Suicide Ideators: A Critical Frontier for Suicidology Research

E. David Klonsky PhD, Alexis M. May MA, 
  •  1-5
  •  7 December 2013

How Many People Are Exposed to Suicide? Not Six

Julie Cerel PhD, Margaret M. Brown DrPH, Myfanwy Maple PhD, Michael Singleton PhD, Judy van de Venne PhD, Melinda Moore PhD, Chris Flaherty PhD, 
  •  529-534
  •  7 March 2018

Rebuilding the Tower of Babel: A Revised Nomenclature for the Study of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors Part 2: Suicide‐Related Ideations, Communications, and Behaviors

Morton M. Silverman MD, Alan L. Berman PhD, Nels D. Sanddal MS, Patrick W. O'Carroll MD, MPH, Thomas E. Joiner PhD, 
  •  264-277
  •  31 December 2011
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