Dr Karen Moya Lascelles

Lascelles, K., Davey, Z., Jackson, D., Aveyard, H., (2024). Experiences and needs of adult
informal carers of adults at risk of suicide: A systematic review with mixed methods
analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(5), pp. 1686-1718

Lascelles, K., Groves, S., Hawton, K., (2023). Suicide among nurses: What can we do to
protect our workforce. Journal of Advanced Nursing (2023) DOI: 10.1111/jan.15956
Lascelles, KM., (2021). Might informal carers of adults with enduring suicidality experience
anticipatory loss? Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. April
16, 2021, pp. 1–5 https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000771

Lascelles, K., Marzano, L., Brand, F., Trueman, H., McShane, R., Hawton, K., (2020)
Ketamine treatment for individuals with treatment resistant depression: longitudinal
qualitative interview study of patient experiences. BJPsych Open (2020) 0, e0, 1–8. doi:
10.1192/bjo.2020.132

Lascelles, K., Marzano, L., Brand, F., Trueman, H., McShane, R,. Hawton, K., (2019)
Effects of ketamine treatment on suicidal ideation: a qualitative study of patients’ accounts
following treatment for depression in a UK ketamine clinic. BMJ Open;9e209108.
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029108

Benson, R., Rigby, J., Brunsdon, C., Corcoran, P., Dodd, P., Ryan, M., Cassidy, E.,
Colchester, D., Hawton, K., Lascelles, K., De Leo, D., (2022). Real-time suicide
surveillance: comparison of international surveillance systems and recommended best
practice. Archives of suicide research, pp.1-27.

Croft, A., Lascelles, K., Brand, F., Carbonnier, A., Gibbons, R., Wolfart ,G., Hawton, K.,
(2022). Effects of patient deaths by suicide on clinicians working in mental health: A
survey. International journal of mental health nursing.

Gibbons, R., Brand, F., Carbonnier, A., Croft, A., Lascelles, K., Wolfart, G., Hawton, K.,
(2019) The impact of patient suicide on psychiatrists: Survey of experiences and support
required. BJPsych Bulletin, doi:10.1192/bjb.2019.26
Groves, S., Hawton, K. and Lascelles, K., 2025. ‘Not Angels but Humans’ An Exploratory
Qualitative Study of Female Nurses With Lived Experience of Self‐Harm and Suicidal
Behaviours. Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Groves, S., Lascelles, K., Hawton, K., (2024) Suicidal thoughts and behaviours among
student nurses and midwives. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(6), pp.2202-2213

Groves, S., Lascelles, K., Hawton, K., (2023) Suicide, self-harm, and suicide ideation in
nurses and midwives: A systematic review of prevalence, contributory factors, and
interventions. Journal of Affective Disorders, 331, 393-404

Groves, S., Lascelles, K., Hawton, K., (2023) Experiences of clinical staff who work with
patients who self-harm by ligature: An exploratory survey of inpatient mental health staff.
Journal of Psychiatric and mental Health Nursing, 31(3), 376-390

Groves, S., Hawley, M., Lascelles, K.M., Hawton, K., (2022). News reporting of suicide in
nurses: A content analysis study. International journal of mental health nursing.

Groves, S.N., Lascelles, K.M., Bale, L., Brand, F., Casey, D., Hawton, K., (2024). Self-
Harm by nurses and midwives: a study of hospital presentations. The Journal of Crisis
Intervention and Suicide Prevention.

Hawton K. Hill NT, Gould M, John A, Lascelles K, Robinson J (2019). Clustering of
suicides in children and adolescents. Lancet Psychiatry, Published Online October 9,
2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30335-9

Hawton K, Lascelles K, Brand, F, Casey D, Bale E, Ness J, Kelly S, Waters K. (2021).
Self-harm and the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of factors contributing to self-harm during
lockdown restrictions. Journal of Psychiatric Research 137, 437–443.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.028
Hawton K, Lascelles K, Pitman A, Gilbert S, Silverman M, (2022). Assessment of suicide
risk in mental health practice: shifting from prediction to therapeutic assessment,
formulation, and risk management. The Lancet Psychiatry.

Saunders K, Brand F, Lascelles K, Hawton K (2013). The sad truth about the
SADPERSONS Scale: an evaluation of its clinical utility in self-harm patients. Emergency
medicine journal, pp.emermed-2013.

Book chapters
Lascelles, K., Pitman, A., McDonnell, S., Elvidge, H., Garnham, H. and Hawton, K., 2016.
England–Help for people bereaved by suicide. Postvention in action: The international
handbook of suicide bereavement support, pp.325-330.

Doctoral thesis
Lascelles, K.M., Entering and Adjusting to a Different and Uncertain World: Experiences
and Support Needs of Adult Family Members, Partners and Friends in England who Care
for an Adult at Risk of Suicide (Doctoral dissertation, Oxford Brookes University).
https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/4947e069-8271-4d03-86fa-
b0b7bc319aa0/1/Lascelles2024CarersSuicide.pdf