Correction on my previous post about the Times London article about suicide turned outward. Although the website makes it look like Dewey Cornell wrote the article I cited, Dewey has informed me that he did not author the article, but was interviewed by a reporter who wrote it. I guess they do by-lines differently on [...]
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Archive | April, 2007
Suicide turned outward: Times of London Article by Dewey Cornell
April 25, 2007
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In a previous post, I shared some raw thoughts about some of the connections between suicide and violence. Here is a thoughtful and thought-provoking piece by Dewey Cornell (a former teacher of mine at UVA) that brilliantly captures those connections and others. Strongly recommended psychological and social commentary about the VA Tech murder-suicide last week.
Read moreSad news in Rochester
April 25, 2007
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A vice-principal of a local school died by suicide this week. He had gone missing last Friday and was found earlier today (read the story in the Democrat and Chronicle). It is always shocking and confusing for survivors, but this is especially true when a more public figure dies. Students at the high school and [...]
Read moreMore blogging to come at URMC?
April 25, 2007
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I was invited to an informal, coffee-cart conversation about blogging in a medical center. A person in our organization wants to develop a group blog around the interest area of Community Health. A few reflections on this conversation, which took place on Friday. We spent a fair amount of time on definitional ambiguities around the [...]
Read moreChildTrends Report: Teen deaths by homiside, suicide, and firearms
April 25, 2007
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Apropos of my recent posts reflecting about suicide, guns and homicide, colleague Bob Hawkes sent me a link to this report: Teen Homicide, Suicide, and Firearm Deaths, compiled by the Child Trends Databank. There are some nice figures in the report, including one nicely demonstrating recent declines in teen suicide rates (for related post see [...]
Read moreBlogScholar Post about Web 2.0 in Academia
April 18, 2007
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BlogScholar has an interesting post about Web 2.0 opportunities and academia. Since I’ve posted before about blogging out in the open in a clinical setting and academic health center, I thought this would be a good follow-up link: BlogScholar.com – Flatland Metaphor
Read moreGuns In Homes Associated With Higher Rates Of Suicide
April 18, 2007
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An unsurprising but important finding…as reported in “Depression News”: Guns In Homes Strongly Associated With Higher Rates Of Suicide
Read moreMurder-Suicide, Domestic Violence…Common threads in violence against self and others
April 17, 2007
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The murder-suicide that took place at Virginia Tech on Monday on a lot of people’s minds right now. Certainly on mine. So sad. This event was mentioned several times at a conference I attended parts of today on “Multidisciplinary perspectives on partner violence“. In fact, one of the key speakers, Sandra M. Stith, Ph.D., is [...]
Read moreExample of risk map
April 12, 2007
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In a comment on my previous post about visual presentation for clinical training in risk assessment, Avi of GUI Yourself requested an example. Here is a .pdf of a map I use. The details are collapsed, but you can get the idea. I also teach using a map of the options available to clinicians in [...]
Read moreEvidence for visually different presentation format
April 11, 2007
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The materials I am working on to train clinicians in risk assessment involve visual maps which I present using Mindmanager. I have blogged about this learning tool before (here and here). Well…I haven’t read the source research that this article from the Sidney Morning Herald is based on, but it looks like it provides data [...]
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