Keith Hawton

52.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
471 papers, 33.4k citations indexed

About

Keith Hawton is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith Hawton has authored 471 papers receiving a total of 33.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 387 papers in Clinical Psychology, 125 papers in Emergency Medicine and 99 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Keith Hawton's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (354 papers), Poisoning and overdose treatments (104 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (86 papers). Keith Hawton is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (354 papers), Poisoning and overdose treatments (104 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (86 papers). Keith Hawton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Keith Hawton's co-authors include Kees van Heeringen, Joan Fagg, Rory C. O’Connor, Camilla Haw, Kate Saunders, Navneet Kapur, Sue Simkin, David Gunnell, Karen Rodham and Emma Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Keith Hawton

462 papers receiving 31.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Self-harm and suicide in adolescents

2012 1.5k citations Keith Hawton et al. profile →
Suicide

2009 1.3k citations Keith Hawton, Kees van Heeringen profile →
Suicide prevention strategies revisited: 10-year systematic review

2016 1.2k citations Keith Hawton, Kees van Heeringen et al. profile →
Schizophrenia and suicide: Systematic review of risk factors

2005 598 citations Keith Hawton, Camilla Haw et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →
Lithium in the prevention of suicide in mood disorders: updated systematic review and meta-analysis

2013 563 citations Keith Hawton et al. profile →
Deliberate self‐harm within an international community sample of young people: comparative findings from the Child & Adolescent Self‐harm in Europe (CASE) Study

2008 532 citations Nicola Madge, Keith Hawton et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →
Self-Harm, Suicidal Behaviours, and Cyberbullying in Children and Young People: Systematic Review

2018 364 citations Ann John, Amanda Marchant et al. Journal of Medical Internet Research profile →
A systematic review of the relationship between internet use, self-harm and suicidal behaviour in young people: The good, the bad and the unknown

2017 293 citations Amanda Marchant, Keith Hawton et al. profile →
Suicide following self-harm: Findings from the Multicentre Study of self-harm in England, 2000–2012

2015 275 citations Keith Hawton, Keith Waters et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →
Risk factors for suicide in prisons: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 117 citations Keith Hawton, Seena Fazel et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keith Hawton

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Suicide Prevention Measures at High-Risk Locations: A Goal-Directed Motivation Perspective 2025 ·Behavioral Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrew Willis, Peter W.B. Phillips, (unknown), Ian Marsh, (unknown), Keith Hawton, Lisa Marzano	1
2	Self-Harm by Nurses and Midwives – A Study of Hospital Presentations 2024 ·Crisis ·(unknown), Karen Lascelles, Liz Bale, Fiona Brand, Deborah Casey, Keith Hawton	2
3	Self‐harm‐related mental imagery: A content analysis study of imagery reported by young people referred to mental health services 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Anne Stewart, (unknown), Keith Hawton	0
4	Experiences of clinical staff who work with patients who self‐harm by ligature: An exploratory survey of inpatient mental health service staff 2023 ·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing ·(unknown), Karen Lascelles, Keith Hawton	0
5	Research Review: Viewing self‐harm images on the internet and social media platforms: systematic review of the impact and associated psychological mechanisms 2023 ·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ·(unknown), (unknown), Anne Stewart, (unknown), Keith Hawton	31
6	Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and self-harm: Danish nationwide register-based cohort study 2023 ·The British Journal of Psychiatry ·Annette Erlangsen, Ping Qin, Trine Madsen, Keith Hawton, Merete Osler, Carsten Hjorthøj, Michael E. Benros, Steen Ethelberg, Kåre Mølbak, Thomas Munk Laursen, Merete Nordentoft, Sandra Feodor Nilsson	3
7	The characteristics, life problems and clinical management of older adults who self‐harm: Findings from the multicentre study of self‐harm in England 2023 ·International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ·(unknown), Jennifer Ness, Samantha Kelly, Keith Waters, Ellen Townsend, Navneet Kapur, Caroline Clements, (unknown), Galit Geulayov, Deborah Casey, Keith Hawton	6
8	Have News Reports on Suicide and Attempted Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic Adhered to Guidance on Safer Reporting? 2022 ·Crisis ·Lisa Marzano, Monica L. Hawley, Lorna Fraser, (unknown), (unknown), Keith Hawton	8
9	Direct costs of hospital care of self‐harm: A national register‐based cohort study 2021 ·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica ·(unknown), Lene Halling Hastrup, Keith Hawton, Merete Nordentoft, Annette Erlangsen	8
10	Self-Harm, Somatic Disorders and Mortality in the Three Years Following a Hospitalization in Psychiatry in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Nationwide Retrospective Observational Cohort Study 2021 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Fabrice Jollant, Karine Goueslard, Keith Hawton, Catherine Quantin	1
11	Impact of Web-Based Sharing and Viewing of Self-Harm–Related Videos and Photographs on Young People: Systematic Review 2021 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Amanda Marchant, Keith Hawton, Lauren Burns, Anne Stewart, Ann John	18
12	A Qualitative Analysis of Self-Harm and Suicide in Sri Lankan Printed Newspapers 2020 ·Crisis ·(unknown), Melissa Pearson, Gregory Armstrong, (unknown), Manjula Weerasinghe, Keith Hawton, Flemming Konradsen	8
13	Predicting self-harm in prisoners: Risk factors and a prognostic model in a cohort of 542 prison entrants 2020 ·European Psychiatry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Keith Hawton, Seena Fazel	11
14	Parents’ Experience and Psychoeducation Needs When Supporting a Young Person Who Self-Harms 2020 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Karolina Krysińska, (unknown), Michelle Lamblin, (unknown), Kerry Gibson, (unknown), Pinar Thorn, Simon Rice, (unknown), Anne Ferrey, Yael Perry, Ashleigh Lin, Sarah Hetrick, Keith Hawton, Jo Robinson	23
15	Treatment as usual (TAU) as a control condition in trials of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapy for self-harm: Impact of content and quality on outcomes in a systematic review 2018 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Katrina Witt, (unknown), Tatiana Taylor Salisbury, Ella Arensman, David Gunnell, Philip Hazell, Ellen Townsend, Kees van Heeringen, Keith Hawton	25
16	Deliberate self harm in adolescents: comparison between those who attend health care services following self harm and those who do not 2006 ·Psychiatria Danubina ·Mette Ystgaard, Ella Arensman, Keith Hawton, Nicola Madge, C. van Heeringen, Erik Wilde, Diego De Leo, Sándor Fekete	4
17	Correlates of Relative Lethality and Suicidal Intent among Deliberate Self‐Harm Patients 2003 ·Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior ·Camilla Haw, Keith Hawton, Kelly Houston, Ellen Townsend	86
18	Suicide in nurses. 1999 ·PubMed ·Keith Hawton, (unknown)	35
19	Emotionalism after stroke. 1989 ·BMJ ·Allan House, Martin Dennis, A. Molyneux, C Warlow, Keith Hawton	189
20	Prevention and management of deliberate self-poisoning. 1981 ·PubMed ·Keith Hawton	3

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