Demographics Remain Relatively Unchanged – Middle Aged White Men at Greatest Risk The CDC recently released the most recent data related to suicide for the year 2016. According to these data, suicide is still the tenth leading cause of death and the rate of suicide in 2016 increased by 1.8 [...]
This work was sponsored by a Young Investigator Grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) BACKGROUND Suicide is preventable, yet still remains a worldwide cause of death in part due to a lack of available medical interventions that can work during a suicidal crisis. Most potentially helpful medications [...]
BACKGROUND Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment that focuses on helping patients to better manage their emotions, and develop skills to cope with problems and negative feelings. A primary aim is to lead the patient to stop or reduce behavior that is harmful. DBT was initially created for people [...]
The American Foundation for suicide prevention has announced a series of 12 short, informative videos on suicide prevention, which feature AFSP-funded researchers who participated in the prestigious International Summit on Suicide Research held in New York this past October. Co-sponsored by AFSP and the International Academy of Suicide Research, this [...]