Year: 2020 Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.58 SIEC No: 20200383

Summary
Despite decades of suicide research, our ability to predict suicide
has not changed. Why is this the case? We outline the unique
challenges facing suicide research. Borrowing successful strategies from other medical fields, we propose specific research
directions that aim to translate scientific findings into meaningful
clinical impact.