Recent Publications
Welcome to our research papers section. Here you will find a collection of our latest research papers and publications in the field of suicide prevention and resilience. Our networks tirelessly contributes to the growing body of knowledge aimed at reducing the impact of suicide on individuals and communities.
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Roberts, B., Cooper, Z., Miljevic, A., Stanley, S., Majda, B. T., Collins, K. R., ... & Rodger, J. (2026). The pharmacogGENEtics in Youth Depression (GENE-YD) study for personalizing antidepressant pharmacotherapy for young Western Australians–A feasibility study. Translational Psychiatry.
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Glozier, N., Morris, R., Stratton, E., Somogyi, A., Sarma, S., Rodgers, A., ... & Loo, C. K. (2026). Effectiveness and safety of repeat dose subcutaneous ketamine for treatment-resistant depression, and the impact of prior ketamine treatment: open label extension of the KADS study. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1-7.
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Milroy, H., Jackson, H., Betts, T., Buckley-Kickett, L., Delane, L., Cayley, G., ... & Ohan, J. (2026). Understanding cultural safety in mainstream health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and their families: A rapid review and thematic synthesis. First Nations Health and Wellbeing-The Lowitja Journal, 4, 100125.
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Carter, G., Hackett, M., Nikolin, S., Dong, V., Glozier, N., Sarma, S., ... & Loo, C. (2026). Suicidal Ideation Effectiveness and Safety Outcomes from the Ketamine for Adult Depression Study (KADS). Archives of suicide research, 1-15.
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Milroy, H., Banushi, B., Briand, B. C., Tran, D., Kashyap, S., Mitchell, M., ... & Small, M. (2026). Mapping Aboriginal Mental Health Journeys Through Psychiatric Care Systems. JAMA Network Open, 9(5), e2613904.
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Newbound, C. N., Roberts, B., Cooper, Z., Rodger, J., Hood, S. D., Hryniewicki, J., ... & Temple, S. (2025). Real‐World Applications of Pharmacogenomics in Paediatrics. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health.
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Kyron, M. J., Carpini, J. A., Kanse, L., Yeo, G. B., Page, A. C., & Cubbage, L. (2025). Suicidal thoughts and behaviours among construction workers: Identifying risks and protective factors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 120674.
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Page, A. C., Kyron, M. J., & Hooke, G. R. (2025). Feedback in the Treatment of Suicidality. In Feedback Informed Psychological Therapy: Science and Practice (pp. 153-169). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
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Kyron, M. J., Page, A. C., Chen, W., Delgadillo, J., & Ngo, H. (2025). Beyond meaning in life: How a perceived futility in searching for meaning in life predicts suicidal ideation. Death Studies, 1-11.
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Kyron, M. J., McCullough, M. H., Hooke, G. R., Delgadillo, J., Small, M., Kyron, D., ... & Page, A. C. (2025). Dynamic prediction of inpatient self-harm and suicide attempts using machine learning: Toward data-driven clinical monitoring. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 93(11), 761.
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Hossain, S., Kyron, M. J., DeMarree, K. G., & Naragon-Gainey, K. (2025). Emotion regulation in daily life: Testing bidirectional temporal associations with positive and negative affect. Emotion.
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LaMontagne, A. D., Åberg, M., Blomqvist, S., Glozier, N., Greiner, B. A., Gullestrup, J., ... & King, T. L. (2024). Work‐related suicide: Evolving understandings of etiology & intervention. American journal of industrial medicine, 67(8), 679-695.
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Ji, J. L., Kyron, M., Saulsman, L., Becerra, R., Lin, A., Hasking, P., & Holmes, E. A. (2024). Picturing self‐harm: Investigating flash‐forward mental imagery as a proximal and modifiable driver of non‐suicidal self‐injury. Suicide and Life‐Threatening Behavior, 54(4), 713-727.
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Douglas, S., Page, A. C., Moltu, C., Kyron, M., & Satterthwaite, T. (2024). The connections matter: Bi-directional learning in program evaluation and practice-oriented research. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 51(3), 318-335.
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Kyron, M. J., Hooke, G. R., Bryan, C. J., Kiekens, G., Chen, W., Udupa, N., ... & Page, A. C. (2024). Daily prediction of inpatient suicide attempts using routinely collected theory-driven data. Journal of psychopathology and clinical science, 133(2), 208.
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Naragon-Gainey, K., DeMarree, K. G., Kyron, M. J., McMahon, T. P., Park, J., & Biehler, K. M. (2023). Decentering from emotions in daily life: Dynamic associations with affect, symptoms, and well-being. Clinical Psychological Science, 11(5), 841-862. Chicago
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Kyron, M. J., Hooke, G. R., Bryan, C. J., Kiekens, G., Chen, W., Hasking, P., & Page, A. C. (2023). Daily prediction of nonsuicidal self-injury among inpatients: The roles of suicidal thoughts, interpersonal difficulties, hopelessness, and affect. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 91(6), 323.
Featured Research
Pharmacogenomics in WA Youth
The GENE-YD study tested whether a rigorous, triple-blind randomized controlled trial of pharmacogenetic (PGx)-guided antidepressant prescribing is feasible in young Western Australians (16–24 years) with major depressive disorder. Of 73 people screened, 55 were randomized 1:1 to PGx-guided treatment or treatment-as-usual (TAU), with 39 providing baseline data and 38 completing the 12-week follow-up. The trial ran smoothly: recruitment, adherence, and protocol fidelity were strong, attrition was low, and participants reported high satisfaction — confirming this kind of trial design is practical in this age group.
Beyond feasibility, the pilot found encouraging signals of clinical benefit: the PGx-guided group showed greater reductions in depressive symptoms, higher rates of treatment response and remission, and better quality-of-life outcomes than TAU. Because it's a small feasibility study, these effects are preliminary rather than definitive, but they support moving forward with a larger, fully powered trial using patient-centered outcomes.
How Our Emotions Shape – and Are Shaped By – the Ways We Cope
We explored how different ways people manage their emotions affect how they feel throughout the day – and vice versa. In a weeklong study involving over 300 adults, we looked at four common strategies: distraction, reappraisal (reframing a situation), rumination (dwelling on problems), and savouring (intentionally enjoying good moments).
We found that savouring and rumination can create emotional feedback loops – savouring leads to more positive feelings, while rumination fuels negative ones. Reappraisal helped boost positive feelings and was often triggered by stress. Distraction tended to be used during tough times but didn’t show lasting emotional effects. Interestingly, these patterns were similar regardless of whether someone was experiencing mental health challenges. Our findings suggest that the way we think and respond to our emotions can either support or undermine our well-being over time.
