Emeritus Professor David Gunnell
Current positions
Emeritus Professor
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Religious belief, health and disease: a family perspective. II. The follow up and analyses.
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2021
The impact of COVID-19 on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: a living systematic review
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
The overarching aim of the review is to identify and appraise any newly published evidence from around the world that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide deaths,…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2020 to 01/12/2022
Project title Suicide prevention for Emergency Department attenders presenting with self-harm and a history of substance misuse
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
30/03/2020 to 01/09/2022
HOPE Project Evaluation
Role
Collaborator
Description
To help resolve high suicide rates in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the charity Second Step was commissioned to roll-out the Hope service offering psychosocial intervention for men, supporting…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2019 to 31/12/2020
NIHR BRC Mental Health
Principal Investigator
Description
Predicting who is most at risk of mental illness and developing novel approaches to prevention and treatment with particular focus on psychosis, depression, addiction, suicidal behaviour and post-traumatic stress disorder.Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2017 to 31/03/2022
Thesis supervisions
An investigation into the spatial epidemiology of suicide in England and Wales
Supervisors
The influence of inter-generational, early life and environmental factors on the development of adiposity in young adulthood.
Supervisors
What influences help-seeking in mentally distressed young adults?
Supervisors
Pubertal timing and self-harm
Supervisors
A ‘whole university’ approach to improving student mental health and wellbeing
Supervisors
Suicide prevention in clinical populations with substance use problems
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/02/2026Longer-term impact of pesticide bans on suicide in South Korea
BMJ Global Health
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviours in children and young people
F1000Research
Preventing suicide by restricting access to Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs)
PLOS Global Public Health
Mapping commercial practices of the pesticide industry to shape science and policymaking
Health Promotion International
Investigating changes in student mental health and help-seeking behaviour after the introduction of new well-being support services at a UK university
BJPsych Open
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