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The results of the SPIRIT trial’s pesticide intervention need more critical analysis: commentary, Eddleston & Weerasinghe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2026

Michael Eddleston Open the ORCID record for Michael Eddleston [Opens in a new window]  and
Manjula Weerasinghe
Michael Eddleston*
Affiliation:
Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Manjula Weerasinghe
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
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Correspondence: Michael Eddleston. Email: m.eddleston@ed.ac.uk
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Clinical trialssuicidesurvey statistics (or survey methods)preventionevidence-based mental health

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , First View , pp. 1 - 2
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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