ReviewLancet regional health. Americas2022
Suicidal behaviour and ideation in Guyana: A systematic literature review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Indo-Caribbean Youth and Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Temporal trends and patterns in suicidal ideation among adolescents in 23 countries from 2003 to 2021.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Pathways to suicide for children and youth in Guyana: A life charts analysis.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2025Article
- Clinical utility of depression measures and symptoms: Implications for suicide risk assessment in high risk, resource limited youth populations.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Article
- Towards a suicide-responsive police culture: police experiences of working with suicide.Policing & society · 2025Article
- Global burden and trends of self-harm from 1990 to 2021, with predictions to 2050.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking, and associated cardiovascular risk in Guyana.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Reconciling a Broken Heritage: Developing Mental Health Social Work in Guyana.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Pesticides and passion: a qualitative psychological autopsy study of suicide in Guyana.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The suicide rate in Guyana has consistently ranked as one of the highest in the world. This systematic review synthesises and critically analyses the existing literature on suicidal behaviours and ideation in Guyana. Methods: Systematic review with narrative synthesis was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, PsychInfo, CINAHL and SCOPUS databases were searched until 31 Findings: The search resulted in 318 articles, of which 24 met eligibility for inclusion. The majority were quantitative ( Interpretation: Despite high annual suicide rates in Guyana, published research is very limited. This review found preliminary evidence for key risk groups; males, female youth, and Indo-Guyanese ethnicity. Pesticide poisoning was identified as the most common method for suicide in Guyana. There is a need for local research investigating the context and narrative of suicide to inform culturally tailored prevention strategies. This study was limited to a narrative synthesis and may be impacted by publication bias. Funding: This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship through Griffith University Australia. Registration: Pre-registered in PROSPERO [CRD42021247669].
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