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64
Citations
20314
World Ranking
1084
National Ranking
207

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Stephen Platt is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a particular emphasis on clinical psychology and social psychology. Their work also extends into health-related fields, including general health professions and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of suicide and self-harm, mental health treatment and access, resilience and mental health, and related areas. Their research topics include:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Stephen Platt has published frequently in several academic venues, most notably in Crisis, with six publications in this journal. Other publication venues include Medicine, Journal of Psychiatric Research, Journal of Affective Disorders, and Epidemiologic Reviews.

Prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen Platt and colleagues include:

  • "The Impact of Infectious Disease-Related Public Health Emergencies on Suicide, Suicidal Behavior, and Suicidal Thoughts" (2020, Crisis)
  • "Suicide Prevention Programs" (2020, Crisis)
  • "Midlife suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of socioeconomic, psychiatric and physical health risk factors" (2022, Journal of Psychiatric Research)
  • "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Components of National Suicide Prevention Strategies" (2022, Crisis)
  • "Iran's National Suicide Prevention Program" (2021, Crisis)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Tiago C. Zortea
  • Heather McClelland
  • Ella Arensman
  • Paul Corcoran
  • Mark Sinyor

Stephen Platt has been recognized with the title of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom. Their research contributes to multiple dimensions of psychological and public health understanding, particularly in the prevention and study of suicide and mental health challenges.

Best Publications

  • The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation

    Ruth Tennant;Louise Hiller;Ruth Fishwick;Stephen Platt

  • Internal Construct Validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS): A Rasch Analysis using Data from the Scottish Health Education Population Survey

    Sarah Stewart-Brown;Alan Tennant;Ruth Tennant;Stephen Platt

  • Indicators of socioeconomic status for adolescents: the WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey.

    Candace E. Currie;Rob A. Elton;Joanna Todd;Stephen Platt

  • Parasuicide in Europe: the WHO/EURO multicentre study on parasuicide. I. Introduction and preliminary analysis for 1989.

    S. Platt;U. Bille-Brahe;A. Kerkhof;A. Schmidtke

  • Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): Validated for teenage school students in England and Scotland. A mixed methods assessment

    Aileen Clarke;Tim Friede;Rebecca Putz;Jacquie Ashdown

  • The effectiveness of interventions to change six health behaviours: a review of reviews

    Ruth Jepson;Fiona Margaret Harris;Stephen Platt;Carol Tannahill

  • Damp housing, mould growth, and symptomatic health state.

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  • Unemployment and suicidal behaviour: a review of the literature.

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  • The psychological autopsy approach to studying suicide: a review of methodological issues

    Keith Hawton;Louis Appleby;Stephen Platt;Tom Foster

  • Impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: review of the evidence

    Sarah Hill;Amanda Amos;David Clifford;Stephen Platt

  • The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): a valid and reliable tool for measuring mental well-being in diverse populations and projects

    Sarah L. Stewart-Brown;Stephen Platt;Alan Tennant;Hendramoorthy Maheswaran

  • Factors associated with suicide after parasuicide in young people

    Keith E. Hawton;J. Fagg;Stephen Platt;Michelle Hawkins

  • Housing conditions and ill health

    C.J. Martin;S.D. Platt;S.M. Hunt

  • Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour: A Literature Review

    Joanne McLean;Margaret Maxwell;Stephen Platt;Fiona Margaret Harris

  • Smoking and socioeconomic status in England: the rise of the never smoker and the disadvantaged smoker

    Rosemary Hiscock;Linda Bauld;Amanda Amos;Stephen Platt

  • Equity impact of population-level interventions and policies to reduce smoking in adults: a systematic review.

    Tamara Brown;Stephen Platt;Amanda Amos

  • Economic recession and suicidal behaviour: Possible mechanisms and ameliorating factors:

    Camilla Haw;Keith Hawton;David Gunnell;Stephen Platt

  • Epidemiology of suicide and parasuicide

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  • Suicidal Behaviour and the Labour Market

    Stephen Platt;Keith Hawton

  • The Impact of Infectious Disease-Related Public Health Emergencies on Suicide, Suicidal Behavior, and Suicidal Thoughts

    Tiago C Zortea;Connor T A Brenna;Mary Joyce;Heather McClelland

  • Assessing the impact of smoking cessation services on reducing health inequalities in England: observational study

    Linda Bauld;Kenneth Judge;Stephen Platt

  • Understanding and researching wellbeing: Its usage in different disciplines and potential for health research and health promotion

    Anna Cronin de Chavez;Kathryn Backett-Milburn;Odette Parry;Stephen Platt

  • Suicide and unemployment in Italy: description, analysis and interpretation of recent trends.

    Stephen Platt;Rocco Micciolo;Rocco Micciolo;Michele Tansella

  • Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale

    Ruth Tennant;Louise Hiller;Ruth Fishwick;Stephen Platt

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Petticrew
Mark Petticrew London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Richard Mitchell
Richard Mitchell University of Glasgow
David McDaid
David McDaid London School of Economics and Political Science
Amanda Amos
Amanda Amos University of Edinburgh
Danny Dorling
Danny Dorling University of Oxford
Rory C. O'Connor
Rory C. O'Connor University of Glasgow
David Ogilvie
David Ogilvie University of Cambridge
Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Fiona Harris
Fiona Harris University of the West of Scotland
Helen Roberts
Helen Roberts University College London

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