Melissa Pearson
Research Fellow
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Queens Medical Research Institute
Edinburgh Bioquarter
47 Little France Crescent - City
- Edinburgh
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Conceptualising the commercial determinants of suicide: broadening the lens on suicide and self-harm prevention
(8 pages)
In:
The Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 10, pp. 363-370
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00043-3
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia - A study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
In:
BMJ Open
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054061
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries
In:
The Lancet Psychiatry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00091-2
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A qualitative analysis of self-harm and suicide in Sri Lankan printed newspapers
(8 pages)
In:
Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, vol. 42, pp. 56-63
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000687
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Factors associated with purchasing pesticide from shops for intentional self-poisoning in Sri Lanka
In:
Tropical Medicine and International Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13469
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Using ex-ante economic evaluation to inform research priorities in pesticide self-poisoning prevention: The case of a shop-based gatekeeper training programme in rural Sri Lanka
In:
Tropical Medicine and International Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13470
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Emerging pesticides responsible for suicide in rural Sri Lanka following the 2008-2014 pesticide bans
In:
BMC Public Health, vol. 20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08871-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A qualitative exploration of rural and semi-urban Sri Lankan men’s alcohol consumption
(13 pages)
In:
Global public health, vol. 15, pp. 678-690
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2019.1642366
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Estimating the government health care costs of treating pesticide poisoned and pesticide self-poisoned patients in Sri Lanka
In:
Global Health Action
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2019.1692616
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Risk of suicide and repeat self-harm after hospital attendance for non-fatal self-harm in Sri Lanka: a cohort study
(8 pages)
In:
The Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 6, pp. 659-666
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30214-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Socioeconomic position and suicidal behaviour in rural Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study of 168,000+ people
In:
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01672-3
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Are left-behind families of migrant workers at increased risk of attempted suicide? – A cohort study of 178,000+ individuals in Sri Lanka
In:
BMC Psychiatry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-2000-8
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Self-Harm and Suicide Coverage in Sri Lankan Newspapers
(8 pages)
In:
Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, pp. 1-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000534
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Potential Interventions for Preventing Pesticide Self-Poisoning by Restricting Access Through Vendors in Sri Lanka
(10 pages)
In:
Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, pp. 1-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000525
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Vendor-based restrictions on pesticide sales to prevent pesticide self-poisoning - a pilot study
In:
BMC Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5178-2
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Attempted suicide in Sri Lanka –An epidemiological study of household and community factors
In:
Journal of Affective Disorders (JAD)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.01.028
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Effectiveness of Household Lockable Pesticide Storage to Reduce Pesticide Self-Poisoning in Rural Asia: a Community-Based Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
(10 pages)
In:
The Lancet, vol. 390, pp. 1863-1872
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31961-X
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Prevention of suicide with regulations aimed at restricting access to highly hazardous pesticides: a systematic review of the international evidence
In:
The Lancet Global Health, vol. 5, pp. e1026-e1037
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30299-1
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Is socioeconomic position associated with risk of attempted suicide in rural Sri Lanka? A cross sectional study of 165,000 individuals
In:
BMJ Open
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014006
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Feasibility of hair sampling to assess levels of organophosphate metabolites in rural areas of Sri Lanka
(5 pages)
In:
Environmental Research, vol. 147, pp. 207-211
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.011
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)