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h Triple i | Koper · Slovenia | 31 May–1 June 2022 Common Mistakes and Problems
in Suicide Research
Invited lecture · Kairi Kõlves
Prof. Kairi Kõlves work as a Professor at the Australian Institute for Suicide Rese-
arch and Prevention (AISRAP) and she is the Director of the WHO Collaborating
Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psycho-
logy at Griffith University. She has been working in suicide research and preven-
tion since 1998. Between 1999 and 2008, she worked at the Estonian-Swedish
Mental Health and Suicidology Institute and joined AISRAP team as a researcher
in 2008. She has been involved in several Australian, Estonian and international
projects and has been a member of a number of advisory committees including
the Queensland Advisory Group on Suicide, the Advisory Board of ‘Lifeline Rese-
arch Foundation’ and others. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers,
and numerous book chapters and reports. Her work has been acknowledged and
in 2010 she was the recipient of the Australian LIFE Award in Emerging Resear-
cher category, in 2017 the Griffith Health Pro Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellen-
ce Award (Mid-Career Researcher) and the Publication Award.
Abstract. Research is the underlying feature of the public health model in
suicide prevention. It plays a vital role in improving our knowledge about
suicidal behavior, and developing and evaluating suicide prevention inter-
ventions. Therefore, adavancing high quality suicide research is essential for
success in suicide prevention. The aim of the presentation is to give a short
overview of common mistake and misconseptions in suicide research, which
should help to overcome them in the future. Epidemiology is one of the pu-
blic health tools and can be used in different ways, which has been frequently
misunderstood. Common problems with the epidemiological measures and
study designs in the context of suicide research will be addressed. The main
misconcepts about the nature of the qualitative and mixed methods rese-
arch will be discussed. A debate about utilising psychological autopsy as a
quantitative or qualitative tool will be examined.
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in Suicide Research
Invited lecture · Kairi Kõlves
Prof. Kairi Kõlves work as a Professor at the Australian Institute for Suicide Rese-
arch and Prevention (AISRAP) and she is the Director of the WHO Collaborating
Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psycho-
logy at Griffith University. She has been working in suicide research and preven-
tion since 1998. Between 1999 and 2008, she worked at the Estonian-Swedish
Mental Health and Suicidology Institute and joined AISRAP team as a researcher
in 2008. She has been involved in several Australian, Estonian and international
projects and has been a member of a number of advisory committees including
the Queensland Advisory Group on Suicide, the Advisory Board of ‘Lifeline Rese-
arch Foundation’ and others. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers,
and numerous book chapters and reports. Her work has been acknowledged and
in 2010 she was the recipient of the Australian LIFE Award in Emerging Resear-
cher category, in 2017 the Griffith Health Pro Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellen-
ce Award (Mid-Career Researcher) and the Publication Award.
Abstract. Research is the underlying feature of the public health model in
suicide prevention. It plays a vital role in improving our knowledge about
suicidal behavior, and developing and evaluating suicide prevention inter-
ventions. Therefore, adavancing high quality suicide research is essential for
success in suicide prevention. The aim of the presentation is to give a short
overview of common mistake and misconseptions in suicide research, which
should help to overcome them in the future. Epidemiology is one of the pu-
blic health tools and can be used in different ways, which has been frequently
misunderstood. Common problems with the epidemiological measures and
study designs in the context of suicide research will be addressed. The main
misconcepts about the nature of the qualitative and mixed methods rese-
arch will be discussed. A debate about utilising psychological autopsy as a
quantitative or qualitative tool will be examined.
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