Rory O'Connor

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Rory O'Connor (1973), psicólogo británico dedicado al estudio del suicidio. Liderando grupos de investigación, su modelo IMV es una de las formulaciones más prometedoras en el campo

El profesor Rory O'Connor nació en Derry (Irlanda del Norte) en 1973. Estudió psicología y completó su doctorado en la Queen's University de Belfast en 1997, para luego trasladarse a Escocia, donde ha estado desde entonces. Se incorporó a la Universidad de Glasgow en julio de 2013, donde es profesor de Psicología de la Salud y Director del Laboratorio de Investigación del Comportamiento Suicida en Glasgow, el grupo de investigación líder en suicidios y autolesiones en Escocia. El objetivo general de la investigación realizada dentro del grupo es aplicar modelos teóricos derivados de diferentes áreas de la psicología, ciencias sociales y biomédicas, de manera más amplia para mejorar nuestra comprensión de la etiología.
Es presidente de la Asociación Internacional para la Prevención del Suicidio, ex presidente de la Academia Internacional para la Investigación del Suicidio y miembro de la Asociación Estadounidense de Suicidología. En 2014 fue elegido miembro de la Academia de Ciencias Sociales. También forma parte de la Junta de Revisión Científica de la Fundación Estadounidense para la Prevención del Suicidio, es editor en jefe adjunto de Archives of Suicide Research, y es editor asociado de Suicide and Life-Threatering Behavior and Behavior Therapy. El profesor O'Connor también es miembro de la División de Psicología de la Salud de la Sociedad Británica de Psicología y de la Sociedad Europea de Psicología de la Salud. También es Copresidente del Grupo Asesor Académico del Grupo de Liderazgo para la Prevención del Suicidio del Gobierno de Escocia.

Libros Ha publicado extensamente en el campo del suicidio, específicamente sobre los procesos psicológicos que precipitan la conducta suicida y autolesiones. Además, es autor de:

• Understanding Suicidal Behavior (con Noel Sheehy)
• Coeditor de The Routledge Major Works Series on Suicide (con Keith Hawton)
• Coeditor del International Handbook of Suicide Prevention (segunda edición con Jane Pirkis).
• When It Is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do To Prevent It, que se publicó en mayo de 2021.

Secciones de libros

• O'Connor, D. B., Gartland, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Stress, cortisol and suicide risk. In: Clow, A. and Smyth, N. (eds.) Stress, Cortisol and Suicide Risk. Series: International review of neurobiology (152). Academic Press: Cambridge, MA ; London, pp. 101-130. ISBN 9780128211168 (doi:10.1016/bs.irn.2019.11.006)
• Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , Zortea, T. and O'Connor, R. (2020) Status of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behaviour. In: De Leo, D. and Poštuvan, V. (eds.) Reducing the Toll of Suicide: Resources for Communities, Groups, and Individuals. Hogrefe Publishing: Göttingen, pp. 169-184. ISBN 9780889375697
• Kirtley, O. J., Melson, A. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Future-oriented constructs and their role in suicidal ideation and enactment. In: Hirsch, J. K., Chang, E. C. and Kelliher Rabon, J. (eds.) A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide. Series: Advances in mental health and addiction. Springer: Cham, pp. 17-36. ISBN 9783030032241 (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03225-8_2)
• MacLeod, A. K. and O'Connor, R. (2018) Positive future-thinking, well-being, and mental health. In: Oettingen, G., Sevincer, A. T. and Gollwitzer, P. M. (eds.) The Psychology of Thinking about the Future. Guilford Press: New York, pp. 199-213. ISBN 9781462534418
• O'Connor, R. C. , Cleare, S. , Eschle, S., Wetherall, K. and Kirtley, O. J. (2016) The integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. In: O'Connor, R. C. and Pirkis, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 220-240. ISBN 9781118903278 (doi:10.1002/9781118903223.ch13)
• Robinson, J., Pirkis, J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Suicide clusters. In: O'Connor, R. and Pirkis, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 758-774. ISBN 9781118903278 (doi:10.1002/9781118903223.ch43)
• Hawton, K., O'Connor, R. C. and Saunders, K. E.A. (2015) Suicidal behavior and self-harm. In: Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J. and Taylor, E. (eds.) Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester, West Sussex, pp. 893-910. ISBN 9781118381960 (doi:10.1002/9781118381953.ch64)
• O'Connor, R. C., Rasmussen, S. and Beautrais, A. (2011) Psychosocial Interventions in Suicide Prevention: A selective review. In: O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 435-456.
• O'Connor, R. (2011) Towards an Integrated Motivational-Volitional of Suicidal Behaviour. In: O'Connor, R., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 181-198.
• O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (2011) Introduction: International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. In: O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 1-6.
• O'Connor, R. C., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (2011) Achievements and challenges in suicidology: conclusions and future directions. In: O'Connor, R., Platt, S. and Gordon, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley Blackwell, pp. 625-642. ISBN 9780470683842
• O'Connor, R. C. (2010) Psychological perspectives on suicidal behaviour. In: Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment of People at Risk. SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788132102991 (doi:10.4135/9788132107972)
• Sheehy, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2008) Cognitive style and suicidal behaviour. In: Palmer, S. (ed.) Suicide: Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention. Routledge, pp. 69-83. ISBN 9781583919941
• O'Connor, R. C. and Armitage, C. J. (2004) Theory of planned behavior and parasuicide: an exploratory study. In: Armitage, C.J. and Christian, J. (eds.) Planned Behavior: the Relationship Between Human Thought and Action. Transaction Publishers, pp. 13-26. ISBN 0765805782
• O'Connor, R. C. (2001) Parasuicide: cognitive vulnerability, future directed thinking and perfectionism. In: Tekavčič-Grad, O. (ed.) Suicide Risk and Protective Factors in the New Millennium. Cankarjev dom, pp. 243-250. ISBN 9789616157070

Artículos

• Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Eschle, S., Forrester, R., Drummond, J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Using the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behaviour to differentiate those with and without suicidal intent in hospital treated self-harm. Preventive Medicine, 152(Part 1), 106592. (doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106592) (PMID:34538374)
• O'Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. and O'Connor, R. (2021) Resilience and vulnerability factors influence the cortisol awakening response in individuals vulnerable to suicide. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142, pp. 312-320. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.08.006) (PMID:34419751)
• McClelland, H., Evans, J. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Exploring the role of loneliness in relation to self-injurious thoughts and behaviour in the context of the integrated motivational-volitional model. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 141, pp. 309-317. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.020) (PMID:34304034)
• Nuij, C., van Ballegooijen, W., Juniar, D., Erlangsen, A., Portzky, G., O'Connor, R. C. , Smit, J. H., Kerkhof, A. and Riper, H. (2021) Safety planning-type interventions for suicide prevention: meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 219(2), pp. 419-426. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.50)
• Keyworth, C., O'Connor, R. , Quinlivan, L. and Armitage, C. J. (2021) Acceptability of a brief online theory-based intervention to prevent and reduce self-harm: A mixed methods evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research, (Accepted for Publication)
• Cummins, T. M., English, O., Minnis, H. , Stahl, D., O'Connor, R. C. , Bannister, K., McMahon, S. B. and Ougrin, D. (2021) Assessment of somatosensory function and self-harm in adolescents. JAMA Network Open, 4(7), e2116853. (doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16853) (PMID:34255048) (PMCID:PMC8278268)
• Pirkis, J. et al. (2021) Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: interrupted time series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries. Lancet Psychiatry, 8(7), pp. 579-588. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00091-2) (PMID:33862016)
• O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2021) Mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellbeing study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 218(6), pp. 326-333. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.212) (PMID:33081860) (PMCID:PMC7684009)
• Richardson, C., Dickson, A., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. (2021) The male experience of suicide attempts and recovery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(10), 5209. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105209) (PMID:34068854) (PMCID:PMC8153566)
• Richardson, C., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) A systematic review of suicidal behaviour in men: a narrative synthesis of risk factors. Social Science and Medicine, 276, 113831. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113831) (PMID:33780831)
• Demkowicz, O. et al. (2021) Looking back to move forward: reflections on the strengths and challenges of the COVID-19 UK mental health research response. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 622562. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.622562) (PMID:33897488) (PMCID:PMC8060503)
• Webb, R. T., McManus, S. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Evidencing the detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health across Europe. Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 2, 100052. (doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100052)
• Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Thwaites, R. and O'Connor, R. (2021) The impact on mental health practitioners of the death of a patient by suicide: a systematic review. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28(2), pp. 261-294. (doi: 10.1002/cpp.2515) (PMID:32914489)
• De Beurs, D., Bockting, C., Kerkhof, A., Scheepers, F., O'Connor, R. C. , Penninx, B. and van de Leemput, I. (2021) A network perspective on suicidal behavior: understanding suicidality as a complex system. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(1), pp. 115-126. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12676) (PMID:33624872)
• Favril, L. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) Distinguishing prisoners who think about suicide from those who attempt suicide. Psychological Medicine, 51(2), pp. 228-235. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291719003118) (PMID:31736457)
• Borthwick, C., O'Connor, R. and Kennedy, L. (2021) Psychological predictors of seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among adults with a high-risk physical health condition: a systematic review. Psychology and Health, 36(2), pp. 214-235. (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2020.1772971) (PMID:32468856)
• Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) The relationship between adult attachment and suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a systematic review. Archives of Suicide Research, 25(1), pp. 38-73. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1661893) (PMID:31545148)
• Leather, J. Z., O'Connor, R. C. , Quinlivan, L., Kapur, N., Campbell, S. and Armitage, C. J. (2020) Healthcare professionals’ implementation of national guidelines with patients who self-harm. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, pp. 405-411. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.08.031)
• Zortea, T. C. et al. (2020) The impact of infectious disease-related public health emergencies on suicide, suicidal behavior, and suicidal thoughts: a systematic review. Crisis, (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000753) (PMID:33063542) (PMCID:33063542) (Early Online Publication)
• Cassidy, S. A., Robertson, A. , Townsend, E., O'Connor, R. C. and Rodgers, J. (2020) Advancing our understanding of self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), pp. 3445-3449. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04643-9) (PMID:32880789)
• Helbich, M., O'Connor, R. C. , Nieuwenhuijsen, M. and Hagedoorn, P. (2020) Greenery exposure and suicide mortality later in life: a longitudinal register-based case-control study. Environment International, 143, 105982. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105982) (PMID:32712421)
• Hotopf, M., Bullmore, E., O'Connor, R. C. and Holmes, E. A. (2020) The scope of mental health research in the COVID-19 Pandemic and its aftermath. British Journal of Psychiatry, 217(4), pp. 540-542. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.125) (PMID:32493516) (PMCID:PMC7330278)
• Kirtley, O. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Suicide prevention is everyone's business: challenges and opportunities for Google. Social Science and Medicine, 262, 112691. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112691) (PMID:32247626)
• McClelland, H., Evans, J. J. , Nowland, R., Ferguson, E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Loneliness as a predictor of suicidal ideation and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, pp. 880-896. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.004)
• Niederkrotenthaler, T. et al. (2020) Suicide research, prevention, and COVID-19: towards a global response and the establishment of an international research collaboration. Crisis, 41(5), pp. 321-330. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000731) (PMID:32716205)
• Young-Southward, G., Eaton, C., O'Connor, R. and Minnis, H. (2020) Investigating the causal relationship between maltreatment and cognition in children: a systematic review. Child Abuse and Neglect, 107, 104603. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104603)
• O'Connor, R. et al. (2020) Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: authors’ reply. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(7), e44-e45. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30247-9) (PMID:32563319) (PMCID:PMC7302786)
• van Mens, K. et al. (2020) Predicting future suicidal behaviour in young adults, with different machine learning techniques: a population-based longitudinal study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 271, pp. 169-177. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.081) (PMID:32479313)
• Gunnell, D., Appleby, L., Arensman, E., Hawton, K., John, A., Kapur, N., Khan, M., O'Connor, R. C. and Pirkis, J. (2020) Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID19 pandemic. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), pp. 468-471. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30171-1) (PMID:32330430) (PMCID:PMC7173821)
• Holmes, E. A. et al. (2020) Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health services. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), pp. 547-560. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30168-1) (PMID:32304649) (PMCID:PMC7159850)
• O'Neill, S. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Suicide in Northern Ireland: epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(6), pp. 538-546. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30525-5) (PMID:32006466)
• Zortea, T. C. , Cleare, S. , Melson, A. J. , Wetherall, K. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Understanding and managing suicide risk. British Medical Bulletin, 134(1), pp. 73-84. (doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldaa013) (PMID:32435794)
• Grandison, G., Karatzias, T., Fyvie, C., Hyland, P., O'Connor, R. C. and Dickson, A. (2020) Suicidal histories in adults experiencing psychological trauma: exploring vulnerability and protective factors. Archives of Suicide Research, (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2020.1758262) (PMID:32348712) (Early Online Publication)
• O'Connor, R. C. and Robb, K. A. (2020) Identifying suicide risk factors in children is essential for developing effective prevention interventions. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(4), pp. 292-293. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30094-8) (PMID:32171430)
• Siddaway, A. P., Quinlivan, L., Kapur, N., O'Connor, R. C. and De Beurs, D. (2020) Cautions, concerns, and future directions for using machine learning in relation to mental health problems and clinical and forensic risks: a brief comment on “Model complexity improves the prediction of nonsuicidal self-injury” (Fox et al., 2019). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88(4), pp. 384-387. (doi: 10.1037/ccp0000485) (PMID:32134292)
• Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Perceptions of past parenting and adult attachment as vulnerability factors for suicidal ideation in the context of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(2), pp. 515-533. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12606) (PMID:31763711)
• Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Lafit, G., Thwaites, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) An investigation into the factor structure of the Attitudes to Suicide Prevention Scale. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41(2), pp. 97-104. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000608) (PMID:31310166)
• De Beurs, D., Cleare, S. , Wetherall, K., Eschle-Byrne, S., Ferguson, E., O'Connor, D. B. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Entrapment and suicide risk: the development of the 4-item Entrapment Scale Short-Form (E-SF). Psychiatry Research, 284, 112765. (doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112765)
• O’Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2020) Effects of childhood trauma, daily stress, and emotions on daily cortisol levels in individuals vulnerable to suicide. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(1), pp. 92-107. (doi: 10.1037/abn0000482) (PMID:31657598)
• Favril, L., O'Connor, R. C. , Hawton, K. and Vander Laenen, F. (2020) Factors associated with the transition from suicidal ideation to suicide attempt in prison. European Psychiatry, 63(1), e101. (doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.101) (PMID:33183374) (PMCID:PMC7737175)
• Pompili, M., O'Connor, R. C. and van Heeringen, K. (2020) Suicide prevention in the European region. Crisis, 41(S1), S8-S20. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000665) (PMID:32208758)
• Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Adult attachment: investigating the factor structure of the Relationship Scales Questionnaire. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(12), pp. 2169-2187. (doi: 10.1002/jclp.22838) (PMID:31332813)
• Melson, A. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Differentiating adults who think about self-harm from those who engage in self-harm: the role of volitional alcohol factors. BMC Psychiatry, 19, 319. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2292-3)
• Turecki, G., Brent, D. A., Gunnell, D., O'Connor, R. C. , Oquendo, M. A., Pirkis, J. and Stanley, B. H. (2019) Suicide and suicide risk. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 5, 74. (doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0121-0) (PMID:31649257)
• Branley-Bell, D., O'Connor, D. B., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Distinguishing suicide ideation from suicide attempts: further test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 117, pp. 100-107. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.07.007) (PMID:31376620)
• Cleare, S. , Gumley, A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Self‐compassion, self‐ forgiveness, suicidal ideation and self‐harm: a systematic review. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 26(5), pp. 511-530. (doi: 10.1002/cpp.2372) (PMID:31046164)
• De Beurs, D., Fried, E.I., Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , O'Connor, D.B., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R.E. and O'Connor, R.C. (2019) Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: a theory driven network analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 120, 103419. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.103419)
• Wilson, K. M., Millner, A. J., Auerbach, R. P., Glenn, C. R., Kearns, J. C., Kirtley, O. J., Najmi, S., O'Connor, R. C. , Stewart, J. G. and Cha, C. B. (2019) Investigating the psychometric properties of the Suicide Stroop task. Psychological Assessment, 31(8), pp. 1052-1061. (doi: 10.1037/pas0000723) (PMID:31070448)
• Zortea, T. C. , Dickson, A., Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Associations between experiences of disrupted attachments and suicidal thoughts and behaviours: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Social Science and Medicine, 235, 112408. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112408) (PMID:31323541)
• Richards, G., Kenny, R., Griffiths, S., Allison, C., Mosse, D., Holt, R., O'Connor, R. , Cassidy, S. and Baron-Cohen, S. (2019) Autistic traits in adults who have attempted suicide. Molecular Autism, 10, 26. (doi: 10.1186/s13229-019-0274-4) (PMID:31198526)
• Siddaway, A. P., Wood, A. M., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Characterizing self-injurious cognitions: development and validation of the Suicide Attempt Beliefs Scale (SABS) and the Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Beliefs Scale (NSIBS). Psychological Assessment, 31(5), pp. 592-608. (doi: 10.1037/pas0000684) (PMID:30550331)
• Mars, B., Heron, J., Klonsky, E. D., Moran, P., O'Connor, R. C. , Tilling, K., Wilkinson, P. and Gunnell, D. (2019) Predictors of future suicide attempt among adolescents with suicidal thoughts or non-suicidal self-harm: a population-based birth cohort study. Lancet Psychiatry, 6(4), pp. 327-337. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30030-6) (PMID:30879972) (PMCID:PMC6494973)
• Wetherall, K., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Social rank theory of depression: A systematic review of self-perceptions of social rank and their relationship with depressive symptoms and suicide risk. Journal of Affective Disorders, 246, pp. 300-319. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.045) (PMID:30594043)
• Sivertsen, B., Hysing, M., Knapstad, M., Harvey, A. G., Reneflot, A., Lønning, K. J. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm among university students: prevalence study. BJPsych Open, 5(2), e26. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2019.4) (PMID:31068238) (PMCID:PMC6401540)
• O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2019) SAFETEL randomised controlled feasibility trial of a safety planning intervention with follow-up telephone contact to reduce suicidal behaviour: study protocol. BMJ Open, 9(2), e025591. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025591) (PMID:30782938) (PMCID:PMC6377516)
• Wetherall, K., Robb, K. A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) An examination of social comparison and suicide ideation through the lens of the integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behavior. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49(1), pp. 167-182. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12434) (PMID:29315750)
• Kavalidou, K. , Smith, D. J. , Der, G. and O'Connor, R. C. (2019) The role of physical and mental multimorbidity in suicidal thoughts and behaviours in a Scottish population cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 19, 38. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2032-8) (PMID:30674288) (PMCID:PMC6344985)
• Mars, B., Heron, J., Klonsky, E. D., Moran, P., O'Connor, R. C. , Tilling, K., Wilkinson, P. and Gunnell, D. (2019) What distinguishes adolescents with suicidal thoughts from those who have attempted suicide? A population-based birth cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 60(1), pp. 91-99. (doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12878) (PMID:29492978) (PMCID:PMC6334515)
• Wetherall, K., Cleare, S. , Eschle, S., Ferguson, E., O'Connor, D. B., O'Carroll, R. E. and O'Connor, R. C. (2018) From ideation to action: differentiating between those who think about suicide and those who attempt suicide in a national study of young adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 241, pp. 475-483. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.074) (PMID:30149335)
• O'Connor, R. and Portzky, G. (2018) Looking to the future: a synthesis of new developments and challenges in suicide research and prevention. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2139. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02139)
• Kirtley, O. and O'Connor, R. C. (2018) Embracing complexity when moving towards an integrated model of suicide for bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 20(6), pp. 560-561. (doi: 10.1111/bdi.12670) (PMID:29926522)
• Nuij, C. et al. (2018) Smartphone-based safety planning and self-monitoring for suicidal patients: Rationale and study protocol of the CASPAR (Continuous Assessment for Suicide Prevention And Research) study. Internet Interventions, 13, pp. 16-23. (doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.04.005) (PMID:30206514) (PMCID:PMC6112103)
• O'Connor, R. C. and Kirtley, O. J. (2018) The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1754), 20170268. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0268) (PMID:30012735) (PMCID:PMC6053985)
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• Armitage, C., Rahim, W. A., Rowe, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Authors' reply re: Trial of an intervention to reduce suicidal ideation and behaviour (Armitage, C. J., Rahim, W. A., Rowe, R., and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) An exploratory randomised trial of a simple, brief psychological intervention to reduce subsequent suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients admitted to hospital for self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry, 208(5), pp. 470-476.). British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(4), p. 351. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.209.4.351)
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• Armitage, C. J., Abdul Rahim, W., Rowe, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2016) Trends in self-harm in Kuala Lumpur, 2005–2011. Archives of Suicide Research, 20(1), pp. 22-28. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2015.1004493) (PMID:26649775)
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• Wetherall, K., Daly, M., Robb, K. A. , Wood, A. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2015) Explaining the income and suicidality relationship: income rank is more strongly associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts than income. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50(6), pp. 929-937. (doi: 10.1007/s00127-015-1050-1) (PMID:25893994)
• Smith, M. J., Bouch, J., Bradstreet, S. , Lakey, T., Nightingale, A. and O'Connor, R. C. (2015) Health services, suicide, and self-harm: patient distress and system anxiety. Lancet Psychiatry, 2(3), pp. 275-280. (doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00051-6) (PMID:26359905)
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• Marks, D. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Breastfeeding support and promotion: the health professional's perspective. Journal of Health Visiting, 3(1), pp. 38-46. (doi: 10.12968/johv.2015.3.1.38)
• Marks, D. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Health professionals’ attitudes towards the promotion of breastfeeding. British Journal of Midwifery, 23(1), pp. 50-58. (doi: 10.12968/bjom.2015.23.1.50)
• Armitage, C. J., Panagioti, M., Abdul Rahim, W., Rowe, R. and O'Connor, R. (2015) Completed suicides and self-harm in Malaysia: a systematic review. General Hospital Psychiatry, 37(2), pp. 153-165. (doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.12.002) (PMID:25636361)
• De Beurs, D., Kirtley, O., Kerkhof, A., Portzky, G. and O'Connor, R. (2015) The role of mobile phone technology in understanding and preventing suicidal behavior. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36(2), pp. 79-82. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000316)
• Harper, M., O'Connor, R. C. and O’Carroll, R. E. (2015) The relative importance of avoidance and restoration-oriented stressors for grief and depression in bereaved parents. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 20(8), pp. 906-915. (doi: 10.1080/13548506.2014.990908)
• Kirtley, O.J., O'Connor, R.C. and O'Carroll, R.E. (2015) Hurting inside and out? Emotional and physical pain in self-harm ideation and enactment. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 8(2), pp. 156-171. (doi: 10.1521/ijct.2015.8.2.156)
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• Howe, C., Heim, D. and O'Connor, R. (2014) Racism, identity and psychological well-being: a longitudinal perspective on politically embattled relations. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37(13), pp. 2457-2474. (doi: 10.1080/01419870.2013.835057)
• O'Connor, R., Smyth, R., Ferguson, E., Ryan, C. and Williams, J.M.G. (2013) Psychological processes and repeat suicidal behavior: A four-year prospective study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81(6), pp. 1137-1143. (doi: 10.1037/a0033751)
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• Kapur, N., Cooper, J., O'Connor, R.C. and Hawton, K. (2013) Non-suicidal self-injury v. attempted suicide: new diagnosis or false dichotomy? British Journal of Psychiatry, 202(5), pp. 326-328. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.116111)
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• McLaughlin, J., O'Carroll, R.E. and O'Connor, R. (2012) Intimate partner abuse and suicidality: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 32(8), pp. 677-689. (doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.08.002)
• O'Connor, R.C., O'Carroll, R.E., Ryan, C. and Smyth, R. (2012) Self-regulation of unattainable goals in suicide attempters: a two year prospective study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 142(1-3), pp. 248-255. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.035)
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• Rasmussen, S., Elliott, M.A. and O'Connor, R.C. (2012) Psychological distress and perfectionism in recent suicide attempters: the role of behavioural inhibition and activation. Personality and Individual Differences, 52(6), pp. 680-685. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.12.011)
• O'Connor, R.C., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2012) Distinguishing adolescents who think about self-harm from those who engage in self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200(4), pp. 330-335. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.097808)
• Williams, L., O'Connor, R. C., Grubb, N. R. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2012) Type D personality and three-month psychosocial outcomes among patients post-myocardial infarction. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 72(6), pp. 422-426. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.02.007)
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• Stark, C.R., Riordan, V. and O'Connor, R. (2011) A conceptual model of suicide in rural areas. Rural and Remote Health, 11, p. 1622.
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• Harper, M., O'Connor, R., Dickson, A. and O'Carroll, R. (2011) Mothers continuing bonds and ambivalence to personal mortality after the death of their child: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 16(2), pp. 203-214. (doi: 10.1080/13548506.2010.532558)
• Harper, M., O'Connor, R. C. and O'Carroll, R. E. (2011) Increased mortality in parents bereaved in the first year of their child's life. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 1(3), pp. 306-309. (doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000025)
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• Piko, B. F., Milin, R., O'Connor, R. and Sawyer, M. (2011) Multidisciplinary approach to child and adolescent depression. Depression Research and Treatment, 2011, p. 854594. (doi: 10.1155/2011/854594)
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• van der Feltz-Cornelis, C.M. et al. (2011) Best practice elements of multilevel suicide prevention strategies. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(6), pp. 319-333. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000109)
• O'Connor, S., Carney, T., House, E., Ferguson, E., Caldwell, F. and O'Connor, R. C. (2010) Revision of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to produce the Paediatric Index of Emotional Distress (PI-ED). Patient Reported Outcomes Newsletter, 43, pp. 2-4.
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• Potter, L.M., Grealy, M.A. and O'Connor, R.C. (2010) Healthy ageing, perceived motor-efficacy, and performance on cognitively demanding action tasks. British Journal of Psychology, 100(1), pp. 49-70. (doi: 10.1348/000712608×304478)
• O'Connor, R.C., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2010) Predicting depression, anxiety and self-harm in adolescents: the role of perfectionism and acute life stress. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48(1), pp. 52-59. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.09.008)
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• O'Connor, R.C., Dixon, D. and Rasmussen, S. (2009) The structure and temporal stability of the child and adolescent perfectionism scale. Psychological Assessment, 21(3), pp. 437-443. (doi: 10.1037/a0016264)
• O'Connor, R., Rasmussen, S. and Hawton, K. (2009) Predicting Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescents: A Six Month Prospective Study. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39(4), pp. 364-375. (doi: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.4.364)
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• Smallwood, J., Nind, L. and O'Connor, R.C. (2009) When is your head at? An exploration of the factors associated with the temporal focus of the wandering mind. Consciousness and Cognition, 18(1), pp. 118-125. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2008.11.004)
• O'Connor, R., Fraser, L., Whyte, M.-C., MacHale, S. and Masterton, G. (2009) Self-regulation of unattainable goals in suicide attempters: the relationship between goal disengagement, goal reengagement and suicidal ideation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47(2), pp. 164-169. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.11.001)
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• O'Connor, R.C. and Noyce, R. (2008) Personality and cognitive processes: self-criticism and different types of rumination as predictors of suicidal ideation. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46(3), pp. 392-401. (doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.01.007)
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• Rasmussen, S. A., O'Connor, R. C. and Brodie, D. (2008) The role of perfectionism and autobiographical memory in a sample of parasuicide patients. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 29(2), pp. 64-72. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.2.64)
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• O’Connor, R. C. and Forgan, G. (2007) Suicidal thinking and perfectionism: the role of goal adjustment and behavioral inhibition/activation systems (BIS/BAS). Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 25(4), pp. 321-341. (doi: 10.1007/s10942-007-0057-2)
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• O'Connor, R. C. and Cassidy, C. (2007) Predicting hopelessness: The interaction between optimism/pessimism and specific future expectancies. Cognition and Emotion, 21(3), pp. 596-613. (doi: 10.1080/02699930600813422)
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• O'Connor, R. C. , Armitage, C. J. and Gray, L. (2006) The role of clinical and social cognitive variables in parasuicide. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45(4), pp. 465-481. (doi: 10.1348/014466505×82315) (PMID:17076958)
• O'Connor, D. B., Ferguson, E. and O'Connor, R. (2005) Intentions to use hormonal male contraception: The role of message framing, attitudes and stress appraisals. British Journal of Psychology, 96(3), pp. 351-369. (doi: 10.1348/000712605×49114) (PMID:16131412)
• Rasmussen, S. and O'Connor, R. (2005) Factors influencing anticipated decisions about sunscreen use. Journal of Health Psychology, 10(4), pp. 585-595. (doi: 10.1177/1359105305053441) (PMID:16014394)
• Cassidy, C., O'Connor, R. C. , Howe, C. and Warden, D. (2005) Perceived discrimination among ethnic minority young people: the role of psychological variables. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35(6), pp. 1246-1265. (doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02169.x)
• Smallwood, J., O'Connor, R. C. and Heim, D. (2005) Rumination, dysphoria, and subjective experience. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 24(4), pp. 355-367. (doi: 10.2190/AE18-AD1V-YF7L-EKBX)
• Morrison, R. and O'Connor, R. C. (2005) Predicting psychological distress in college students: The role of rumination and stress. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61(4), pp. 447-460. (doi: 10.1002/jclp.20021) (PMID:15468342)
• O'Connor, D. B. and O'Connor, R. C. (2004) Perceived changes in food intake in response to stress: the role of conscientiousness. Stress and Health, 20(5), pp. 279-291. (doi: 10.1002/smi.1028)
• O'Connor, R. and Leenaars, A. A. (2004) A thematic comparison of suicide notes drawn from Northern Ireland and the United States. Current Psychology, 22(4), pp. 339-347. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-004-1039-5)
• Smallwood, J., O’Connor, R. C. , Sudberry, M. V., Haskell, C. and Ballantyne, C. (2004) The consequences of encoding information on the maintenance of internally generated images and thoughts:
• The role of meaning complexes. Consciousness and Cognition, 13(4), pp. 789-820. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2004.07.004) (PMID:15522632)
• Smallwood, J., Davies, J. B., Heim, D., Finnigan, F., Sudberry, M., O'Connor, R. and Obonsawin, M. (2004) Subjective experience and the attentional lapse: Task engagement and disengagement during sustained attention. Consciousness and Cognition, 13(4), pp. 657-690. (doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2004.06.003) (PMID:15522626)
• O'Connor, R. , O'Connor, D., O'Connor, S., Smallwood, J. and Miles, J. (2004) Hopelessness, stress and perfectionism: the moderating effects of future thinking. Cognition and Emotion, 18(8), pp. 1099-1120. (doi: 10.1080/02699930441000067)
• Cassidy, C., O'Connor, R. C. , Howe, C. and Warden, D. (2004) Perceived discrimination and psychological distress: the role of personal and ethnic self-esteem. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51(3), pp. 329-339. (doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.51.3.329)
• Hunter, E. C. and O'Connor, R. C. (2003) Hopelessness and future thinking in parasuicide: the role of perfectionism. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42(4), pp. 355-365. (doi: 10.1348/014466503322528900) (PMID:14633412)
• O'Connor, R. C. and Armitage, C. J. (2003) Theory of planned behaviour and parasuicide: an exploratory study. Current Psychology, 22(3), pp. 196-205. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-003-1016-4)
• Smallwood, J., Obsonsawin, M., Baracaia, S. F., Reid, H., O'Connor, R. and Heim, D. (2003) The relationship between rumination, dysphoria, and self-referent thinking: some preliminary findings. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 22(4), pp. 317-342. (doi: 10.2190/2N80-AVM3-4A23-LEAJ)
• O’Connor, D. B., Cobb, J. and O'Connor, R. (2003) Religiosity, stress and psychological distress: no evidence for an association among undergraduate students. Personality and Individual Differences, 34(2), pp. 211-217. (doi: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00035-1)
• O'Connor, R. C. (2003) Suicidal behavior as a cry of pain: test of a psychological model. Archives of Suicide Research, 7(4), pp. 297-308. (doi: 10.1080/713848941)
• O'Connor, R. C. and O'Connor, D. B. (2003) Predicting hopelessness and psychological distress: The role of perfectionism and coping. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50(3), pp. 362-372. (doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.50.3.362)
• Furnham, A., Li-Ping Tang, T., Lester, D., O'Connor, R. and Montgomery, R. (2002) Estimates of ten multiple intelligences: sex and national differences in the perception of oneself and famous people. European Psychologist, 7(4), pp. 245-255 (doi: 10.1027/1016-9040.7.4.245)
• Sheehy, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2002) Cognitive style and suicidal behaviour: Implications for therapeutic intervention, research lacunae and priorities. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 30(4), pp. 353-362. (doi: 10.1080/0306988021000025574)
• Bennett, J. and O'Connor, R. (2002) Self-harm among lesbians: the role of social support, outness, attack and internalised homophobia. Health Psychology Update, 11(4), pp. 32-38.
• O'Connor, D. B., O'Connor, R. C. , White, B. L. and Bundred, P. E. (2001) Are occupational stress levels predictive of ambulatory blood pressure in British GPs? An exploratory study. Family Practice, 18(1), pp. 92-4. (doi: 10.1093/fampra/18.1.92) (PMID:11145636)
• O'Connor, R. C. and Sheehy, N.P. (2001) State of the art: suicidal behaviour. Psychologist, 14, pp. 20-24.
• Furnham, A., Dixon, D., Harrison, T., Rasmussen, S. and O'Connor, R. (2000) Sex, social class, and estimating IQ: middle-class male subjects rate themselves most intelligent. Psychological Reports, 87(3), pp. 753-758. (doi: 10.2466/pr0.2000.87.3.753) (PMID:11191383)
• O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (2000) Fifty cases of general hospital parasuicide. British Journal of Health Psychology, 5(1), pp. 83-95. (doi: 10.1348/135910700168784)
• O'Connor, D.B., O'Connor, R.C. , White, B.L. and Bundred, P.E. (2000) Job strain and ambulatory blood pressure in British general practitioners: a preliminary study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 5(3), pp. 241-250. (doi: 10.1080/713690191)
• O'Connor, D. B., O'Connor, R. C. , White, B. L. and Bundred, P. E. (2000) The effect of job strain on British general practitioners' mental health. Journal of Mental Health, 9(6), pp. 637-654. (doi: 10.1080/jmh.9.6.637.654)
• O'Connor, R.C. , Connery, H. and Cheyne, W.M. (2000) Hopelessness: the role of depression, future directed thinking and cognitive vulnerability. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 5(2), pp. 155-161. (doi: 10.1080/713690188) (PMID:29156959)
• O'Connor, R. C. (1999) The boundaries: health psychology and suicidal behaviour. Health Psychology Update, 36, pp. 4-7.
• O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (1999) The classification of completed suicide into subtypes. Journal of Mental Health, 8(6), pp. 629-637. (doi: 10.1080/09638239917102)
• O'Connor, R. C. , Sheehy, N. P. and O'Connor, D. B. (1999) A thematic analysis of suicide notes. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 20(3), pp. 106-114. (doi: 10.1027/0227-5910.20.3.106) (PMID:10553305)
• O'Connor, R. C. and Sheehy, N. P. (1997) Suicide and gender. Mortality, 2(3), pp. 239-254. (doi: 10.1080/714892786)