Dr Karl Andriessen
PhD, MSuicidology, BSW
Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Postvention
Works with:
Centre for Mental Health, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Dr Karl Andriessen is a well-known researcher in the field of suicide bereavement and prevention, and worked in Belgium, Australia, and internationally. He is particularly interested in integrating findings from research and practice, as both perspectives are needed in understanding what works. His involvement is strongly rooted in clinical practice, starting 30 years ago as a Social Worker in youth/family counselling, and telephone crisis lines, followed by leading positions in suicide prevention, bereavement, helplines, and community mental health and policy.
He holds a MSuicidology from Griffith University (2006), and obtained his PhD (2018) from the UNSW School of Psychiatry, Sydney, on a study investigating the grief, mental health, and help-seeking of adolescents bereaved by suicide and other causes. He received several (inter-)national awards, and served as Chair of the IASP Special Interest Group on Suicide Bereavement, 2002-2015.
Karl has published widely, and is the principal editor of “Postvention in action”, the world first “International handbook of suicide bereavement support” (Hogrefe, 2017). He is an advisor to several projects on mental health, suicide prevention and bereavement.
Currently, he is a NHMRC Early Career Fellow in the Centre for Mental Health, School of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne.
Research areas:
- Adults
- Children or young people
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people
- Target groups (CALD, LGBTI, Rural/remote, Lived experience)
- Suicidal behaviour(suicidal ideation, suicidal risk, suicide attempt)
- Mental health, mental ill health
Available for:
- Research opportunities
- Funding
- Innovative approaches to suicide prevention
- Connecting with post-graduate candidates
- Collaboration with Australian suicide prevention services, programs and resources
Notable Research
Effectiveness of interventions for people bereaved through suicide: A systematic review of controlled studies of grief, psychosocial and suicide-related outcomes.
Andriessen, K., Krysinska, K., Hill, N. T., Reifels, L., Robinson, J., Reavley, N., & Pirkis, J.
BMC Psychiatry. 2019 19, 49.
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The Adolescent Grief Inventory: Development of a novel grief measurement.
Andriessen, K., Hadzi-Pavlovic, D., Draper, B., Dudley, M., & Mitchell, P. B.
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018 240, 203-211
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Harmful or helpful? A systematic review of how those bereaved through suicide experience research participation.
Andriessen, K., Krysinska, K., Draper, B., Dudley, M., & Mitchell, P. B.
Crisis 2018 39(5), 364-376.
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“Don’t bother about me”. The grief and mental health of bereaved adolescents.
Andriessen, K., Mowll, J., Lobb, E., Draper, B., Dudley, M., & Mitchell, P. B.
Death Studies. 2018 42(10), 607-615.
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Can postvention be prevention?
Andriessen, K.
Crisis. 2009 30(1), 43-47.
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doi.org
Please note: this is not a complete list of papers this researcher has contributed to. If the research you are interested in is not listed above, please contact the researcher for more information.
Dr Karl Andriessen
Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Postvention
Works with:
Centre for Mental Health, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne