The research at SBRL takes many different forms. We conduct naturalistic studies in real-world settings as well as experimental studies in the laboratory. Employing both approaches (and utilising quantitative and qualitative methods), we investigate the relationship between psychological/social/clinical factors and suicidal behaviour. Such factors include personality, cognitive and psychophysiological correlates of suicide risk. We are also interested in the development of theory-informed psychosocial interventions and their implementation in real-world settings. A selection of our research is outlined below:
Naturalistic Studies
- Scottish wellbeing study
- Psychological factors in self-harm
- Social Comparisons, perception of social rank and suicide risk
- Compassion and suicide risk
- Impact of patient suicide on practicioners
- Investigating adolescent risk factors for suicide and self-harm
- Investigating how parents cope following the loss of a child
- Assessing whether social cognition models predict self-harm
- Developing & evaluating the Paediatric Anxiety and Depression Index
- Understanding what suicide notes tell us about the suicidal mind
- Investigating public attitudes to mental health and mental wellbeing
- Understanding the relationship between perfectionism and health
- Investigating the relationship between intimate partner violence and suicide risk
- Investigating the relationship between attachment, parental style and suicidal ideation
- Impulsivity, decision-making & suicide risk
- Multimorbidity and suicidal behaviour
Experimental Studies
- Facial expressions of emotion and suicide risk
- Facebook and social media use and suicide risk
- Self-compassion, autobiographical memory and self-harm
- Behavioural (implicit) markers of suicide risk
- The relationship between social stress & pain sensitivity
- The relationship between defeat & pain sensitivity
- The relationship between stress reactivity and suicide risk
- Problem-solving and suicide risk
- Psychophysiology and self-harm
- Evaluating the relationship between health behaviours and wellbeing
Qualitative Studies
- Investigating the relationship between parental attachment and suicidal attempts
- Understanding and exploring LGBT+ young people’s suicidal thoughts and attempts in Scotland
Interventions
- Testing the utility of safety planning interventions such as Safetel
- Evaluating suicide prevention programmes
- Testing the utility of a volitional helpsheet to reduce self-harm
- Assessing risk assessment measures within an NHS Trust
- Distress Brief Intervention (development and training)
Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory 
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