About the authors

Alexandra Pitman BA, MSc, MBBS, MRCPsych

Alexandra Pitman

   

MRC Research Fellow, UCL Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2PF 

 

Email: a.pitman@medsch.ucl.ac.uk

 

Declaration of interests: none

 

Dr Pitman's research interests include suicide risk assessment and decision analysis in mental health policy.

Patricia Casey MB, BCH, BAO, MRCPsych, MD, FRCPsych, FRCPI 

Professor Casey

   

Professor of Psychiatry, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, University College Dublin, Eccles St., Dublin, Ireland.

 

Email: apsych@mater.ie

 

Declaration of interests: none

 

Professor Casey's research intererests include personality disorder, suicidal behaviour and adjustment disorder. 

 

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