Blog posts with the tag "Suicide"

Guest Perspective: Targeting suicide risk itself, not psychological disorders, reduces suicidal behavior

By Craig Bryan  on 15.03.2016 11:18 am

This past year our research team published the results of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) testing brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (BCBT) as compared to treatment as usual (TAU) for the prevention of suicidal behavior among military personnel. BCBT is the first scientifically-supported intervention for preventing suicidal behavior in the military. Soldiers who received the 12-session BCBT were 60% less likely to make a suicide attempt during the 2-year follow-up as compared to Soldiers who received TAU. As the public’s awareness of BCBT grows, there has been considerable interest in understanding more about this treatment. Below I provide answers to some of the most common questions asked about BCBT.

Staff Perspective: A Look at the 2014 Department of Defense Suicide Event Report

By Lisa French  on 24.02.2016 12:03 pm

This same time last year I shared data from the calendar year 2013 (CY13) Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER). The DoD releases the most up-to-date DoDSER report annually, which summarizes fatal and nonfatal suicide events for U.S. Service members. As someone who is highly interested in suicide prevention and intervention, I anxiously await the release of the new document every year.

Staff Perspective: Suicide and Stigma: A Review of the Literature and Personal Reflections

By Regina Shillinglaw  on 16.12.2015 1:44 pm

Having recently participated in a local suicide prevention event in my local community, this article about suicide and stigma caught my eye.  I was invited by a group of individuals to help with a suicide awareness and prevention walk sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and to help with a community educational meeting about suicide about two weeks after the walk.  Most of the individuals who are a part of this group have had personal experience with suicide, losing one or more family members in this way.

Staff Perspective: Suicide Postvention - Don’t Forget Clinician Survivors

By Lisa French  on 21.10.2015 1:44 pm
Lisa French, Psy.D.

Clinicians are affected when a patient suicides.  We may all be affected differently.  Some of us may grieve the loss, some of us may question our competence, and some of us may fear seeing future suicidal or high-risk patients.  There are also confounding variables that may arise following the suicide event that can complicate or extend the grief process, including legal/ethical issues, administrative requirements, and clinic procedures to name a few. 

Staff Perspective: Live Training in a Virtual Environment – New Frontiers in Continuing Education

By Elizabeth Parins  on 16.09.2015 1:03 pm

Providing or attending a live training in a virtual environment is a new experience for most people.  This article is a brief description of what it was like to be the trainer for a recent Suicide Prevention Training in Second Life, a virtual environment.  

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