Professor ELLEN TOWNSEND's Outputs (5)

Understanding the processes underlying self-harm ideationand behaviors within LGBTQ+ young people: Aqualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Williams, A. J., Arcelus, J., Townsend, E., & Michail, M. (2021). Understanding the processes underlying self-harm ideationand behaviors within LGBTQ+ young people: Aqualitative study. Archives of Suicide Research, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.2003273

Objective
This study aims to understand the processes underlying self-harmful thoughts and behaviors, with and without suicidal intent, among LGBTQ+ young people.

Method
Nineteen semi-structured interviews took place between October 2019 and May... Read More about Understanding the processes underlying self-harm ideationand behaviors within LGBTQ+ young people: Aqualitative study.

Self-harm in children and adolescents by ethnic group: an observational cohort study from the Multicentre Study of Self-Harm in England (2021)
Journal Article
Farooq, B., Clements, C., Hawton, K., Ness, J., Patel, A., Kelly, S., Townsend, E., Appleby, L., & Kapur, N. (2021). Self-harm in children and adolescents by ethnic group: an observational cohort study from the Multicentre Study of Self-Harm in England. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 5(11), 782-791. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642%2821%2900239-X

Background: Studies report an increasing incidence of self-harm in children and adolescents, but the extent to which this is seen in different ethnic groups is unclear. We aimed to investigate rates of emergency department presentations for self-harm... Read More about Self-harm in children and adolescents by ethnic group: an observational cohort study from the Multicentre Study of Self-Harm in England.

Self-harm in children 12 years and younger: characteristics and outcomes based on the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England (2021)
Journal Article
Geulayov, G., Casey, D., Bale, L., Brand, F., Townsend, E., Ness, J., Rehman, M., Waters, K., Clements, C., Farooq, B., Kapur, N., & Hawton, K. (2022). Self-harm in children 12 years and younger: characteristics and outcomes based on the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57(1), 139-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02133-6

Background: Very little is known about self-harm in children. We describe the characteristics and outcomes of children under 13years who presented following self-harm to five hospitals in England. Methods: We included children under 13years who prese... Read More about Self-harm in children 12 years and younger: characteristics and outcomes based on the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England.

Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Interrupted time series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries (2021)
Journal Article
Pirkis, J., John, A., Shin, S., Delpozo-Banos, M., Arya, V., Aguilar, P. A., Appleby, L., Arensman, E., Bantjes, J., Baran, A., Bertolote, J. M., Borges, G., Brečić, P., Caine, E., Castelpietra, G., Chang, S.-S., Colchester, D., Crompton, D., Curkovic, M., Deisenhammer, E. A., …Spittal, M. J. (2021). Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Interrupted time series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries. Lancet Psychiatry, 8(7), 579-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2821%2900091-2

A systematic review and meta-analysis of victimisation and mental health prevalence among LGBTQ+ young people with experiences of self-harm and suicide (2021)
Journal Article
Williams, A. J., Jones, C., Arcelus, J., Townsend, E., Lazaridou, A., & Michail, M. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of victimisation and mental health prevalence among LGBTQ+ young people with experiences of self-harm and suicide. PLoS ONE, 16(1), Article e0245268. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245268

Background: LGBTQ+ youth have higher rates of self-harm and suicide than cisgender, heterosexual peers. Less is known about prevalence of risks within these populations.
Objectives: The first systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of victimisation and mental health prevalence among LGBTQ+ young people with experiences of self-harm and suicide.