Focus on Suicide
Section Editor
Philippe Courtet, MD, PhD
The objective of the Focus on Suicide section is to promote scientific research into the causes and prevention of suicide. Identification of risk and protective factors related to suicidal behavior, diagnosis of at-risk persons, evidence-based intervention research, treatment and practice strategies, interdisciplinary approaches, brain imaging and genomic studies are all of interest. In selecting articles on suicide, JCP aligns its goals with those set forth in February 2014 by the National Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Research Prioritization Task Force in A Prioritized Research Agenda for Suicide Prevention. Authors are invited to submit high-quality research and scholarly reviews on all aspects of suicide that will contribute to the overall decrease in the global burden of suicide.
We encourage authors to submit papers for consideration as a part of our Focus on Suicide section.
Recent Special Section Articles
Original Research
Underdiagnosis, Undertreatment, and Noncompliance With Treatment in People Who Died by Suicide
July 10, 2024
Depression was diagnosed prior to death in 18.6% of people with a major depressive episode who died by suicide. Antidepressants were prescribed in 21.5% of these individuals, but only…
Original Research
Psychological Pain as a Risk Factor for Suicidal Ideation
April 8, 2024
In inpatients with depression, psychological pain is a risk factor for suicidal ideation. Those with borderline personality disorder may experience more prominent and temporally unstable psychological pain, likely underlying…
Original Research
Risk-Sensitive Decision-Making and Self-Harm
September 6, 2023
Greater risk-taking has been associated with suicide attempts in youth with major depression. This study examined whether the association between self-harm and risk-sensitive decision-making is true for bipolar disorder…
