Suicide Awareness, Assessment & Prevention Strategies
In this presentation, the objectives are to:
Review common terminology used in suicidology
Elucidate statistics associated with suicide globally and in the United States
Discuss the possible relationship between suicide and psychiatric illnesses: major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia
Highlight various suicide assessment tools
Present current research on the neurobiology of suicide
Provide suicide prevention resources and insight into ongoing research
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline / Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255),or text the Crisis Text …
