Melissa Pearson

Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries

Jane Pirkis, Ann John, Sangsoo Shin et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry · 2021 · 745 citations · Full text

Public Health, Health Sciences, Psychiatry +13

Effectiveness of household lockable pesticide storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Asia: a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial

Melissa Pearson, Chris Metcalfe, Shaluka Jayamanne et al. · The Lancet · 2017 · 111 citations · Full text

Public Health, Community Health, Preventive Medicine +13

Suicide in Sri Lanka 1975–2012: age, period and cohort analysis of police and hospital data

Duleeka Knipe, Chris Metcalfe, Ravindra Fernando et al. · BMC Public Health · 2014 · 94 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Demography, Population Health Sciences +13

Risk of suicide and repeat self-harm after hospital attendance for non-fatal self-harm in Sri Lanka: a cohort study

Duleeka Knipe, Chris Metcalfe, Keith Hawton et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry · 2019 · 68 citations · Full text

Public Health, Community Health, Health Sciences +13

Policymaking ‘under the radar’: a case study of pesticide regulation to prevent intentional poisoning in Sri Lanka

Melissa Pearson, Anthony B. Zwi, Nicholas A. Buckley et al. · Health Policy and Planning · 2013 · 60 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Public Policy +16