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Annette L. Beautrais

Annette L. Beautrais

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Psychology
New Zealand
2026

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Psychology

D-Index
73
Citations
29611
World Ranking
1926
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Annette L. Beautrais is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Their research spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Epidemiology, and General Health Professions. The main topics addressed in their work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Public Health and Social Inequalities, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

The scientist has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Introducing the Psychological Autopsy Methodology Checklist" (2021) in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • "Suicide Prevention in the Western Pacific Region" (2020) in Crisis
  • "The association between alcohol use disorder and suicidal ideation in a New Zealand birth cohort" (2021) in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Acute alcohol use and suicide deaths: an analysis of New Zealand coronial data from 2007-2020" (2022) in New Zealand Medical Journal
  • "Stress and suicide in medical students and physicians" (2020) in New Zealand Medical Student Journal

Annette L. Beautrais frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Rose Crossin, Lana Cleland, Katrina Witt, Joseph M. Boden, and Kenneth R. Conner. These partnerships have produced multiple publications across their shared areas of interest.

The researcher's work is commonly published in venues such as New Zealand Medical Journal, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Crisis, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, and New Zealand Medical Student Journal.

Best Publications

  • Suicide prevention strategies: a systematic review.

    John J Mann;Alan Apter;Jose Bertolote;Annette Beautrais

  • Cross-National Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation, Plans, and Attempts

    Matthew K. Nock;Guilherme Borges;Evelyn J. Bromet;Jordi Alonso

  • Suicide and suicide risk in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations: review and recommendations.

    Ann P. Haas;Mickey Eliason;Vickie M. Mays;Robin M. Mathy

  • Subthreshold Depression in Adolescence and Mental Health Outcomes in Adulthood

    David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood;Elizabeth M. Ridder;Annette L. Beautrais

  • Cross-national analysis of the associations among mental disorders and suicidal behavior: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Matthew K. Nock;Irving Hwang;Nancy Sampson;Ronald C. Kessler

  • Serious suicide attempts in young people : a case control study

    Annette L. Beautrais

  • Twelve-Month Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Guilherme Borges;Matthew K. Nock;Josep Maria Haro Abad;Irving Hwang

  • Risk Factors for Suicide and Attempted Suicide among Young People

    Annette L. Beautrais

  • Prevalence and comorbidity of mental disorders in persons making serious suicide attempts: a case-control study.

    Annette L. Beautrais;Peter R. Joyce;Roger T. Mulder;David M. Fergusson

  • Is Sexual Orientation Related to Mental Health Problems and Suicidality in Young People

    D. M. Fergusson;L. J. Horwood;Annette L. Beautrais

  • Suicides and serious suicide attempts: two populations or one?

    Annette L. Beautrais

  • Risk factors for serious suicide attempts among youths aged 13 through 24 years.

    Annette L. Beautrais;Peter R. Joyce;Roger T. Mulder

  • Vulnerability and resiliency to suicidal behaviours in young people.

    D. M. Fergusson;Annette L. Beautrais;L. J. Horwood

  • Cannabis and educational achievement

    David M. Fergusson;L. John Horwood;Annette L. Beautrais

  • Suicide and Serious Suicide Attempts in Youth: A Multiple-Group Comparison Study

    Annette L. Beautrais

  • International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force on Suicide: meta-analyses and meta-regression of correlates of suicide attempts and suicide deaths in bipolar disorder.

    Ayal Schaffer;Erkki T. Isometsä;Leonardo Tondo;Doris H Moreno

  • A case control study of suicide and attempted suicide in older adults.

    Annette L. Beautrais

  • Relationship Between Dissociation, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Physical Abuse, and Mental Illness in a General Population Sample

    Roger T. Mulder;Annette L. Beautrais;Peter R. Joyce;David M. Fergusson

  • Gender issues in youth suicidal behaviour

    Annette L Beautrais

  • Personality Traits and Cognitive Styles as Risk Factors for Serious Suicide Attempts among Young People

    Annette L. Beautrais;Peter R. Joyce;Roger T. Mulder

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Fergusson
David M. Fergusson University of Otago
Roger T. Mulder
Roger T. Mulder University of Otago
Peter R. Joyce
Peter R. Joyce University of Otago
Kenneth R. Conner
Kenneth R. Conner University of Rochester Medical Center
Matthew K. Nock
Matthew K. Nock Harvard University
Evelyn J. Bromet
Evelyn J. Bromet Stony Brook University
Chiyi Hu
Chiyi Hu University of California, Davis
Rory C. O'Connor
Rory C. O'Connor University of Glasgow
Lars Vedel Kessing
Lars Vedel Kessing University of Copenhagen
Tina R. Goldstein
Tina R. Goldstein University of Pittsburgh

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