Harvard Gazette article on new research from Matthew Nock and colleagues, first author Daniel Coppersmith, using smartphones to capture the duration and frequency of suicidal thinking. Their research revealed that suicidal thinking changes rapidly and on far shorter timescales than previously thought. They also gained new understanding of when suicidal desire is most predictive of future intent—knowledge which could lead to more effective prevention.

Harvard Gazette article on new research from Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang and colleagues, first author Alexandra L Potter, revealing elevated suicide rates among adults undergoing surgery for cancer, with half of the suicides occurring during the first three postoperative years.