Stephen Allison, MBBS, FRANZCP

College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy and Research Analysis, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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Seasonal Surge in Mental Health ED Visits
Original Research

February 6, 2024

There is a potential time-lag effect of worsening psychiatric health in winter months, leading to ED presentations in spring and summer, which may require specific intervention aimed at preventing...
David F. Della, David Smith, Jeffrey C. L. Looi, et al
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Psychiatric Observation Unit Impact on ED Boarding
Systematic Review

November 7, 2023

Psychiatric observation units are mainly described within large urban general or academic hospital centers. Patients present predominantly with acute mental health crises or suicidality and are typically treated < 72...
Alastair W. Magarey, Jianfeng Weng, Jeffrey C. L. Looi, et al
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Seasonality in Mood Disorders and Suicide Risk
Systematic Review

May 25, 2023

There is a summer peak for many aspects of mental health activity, particularly in terms of acute hospital utilization and suicidality.
David F. Della, Stephen Allison, Niranjan Bidargaddi, et al
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US Suicide Rates and Impact of Major Disasters
Commentary

April 12, 2022

This commentary explores the impact of major disasters on suicide rates, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tarun Bastiampillai, Stephen Allison, Janel Cubbage, et al
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Commentary

November 18, 2021

There are signs that the COVID-19 pandemic may disproportionately impact suicide rates among Black and other vulnerable populations in the US. This commentary explores this possibility in the context...
Tarun Bastiampillai, Stephen Allison, Jeffrey C. L. Looi
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Commentary

April 29, 2021

Could increased social cohesion through shared experience mitigate the impact of pandemics on suicide rates? Here, the authors explore the impact of the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic on suicide rates...
Tarun Bastiampillai, Stephen Allison, Jonathan Brailey, et al

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