A group of US and UK colleagues have published an interesting qualitative study about the challenges and resiliency of military mental health professionals (MMHPs). They had a small non-representative sample of British MMHPs who had completed a period of deployment in Iraq between 2003-2005. For the study, they participated in detailed interviews about their experiences [...]
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New on the Web: Suicide Prevention News and Comment
January 9, 2009
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Franklin Cook has started a suicide prevention news blog that looks very promising. Suicide Prevention News and Comment (SPNAC) is still young– less than a month old–but already has some valuable information and insights. As the site’s name suggests, most of the posts (several each week) are stimulated by news in the suicide prevention [...]
Read moreClinical reflections on Army’s approach in interactive suicide prevention video
October 22, 2008
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A colleague pointed me to a Washington Post article describing an interactive suicide prevention video the Army has produced and will make mandatory for all soldiers. I experimented with the online demo of Beyond the Front, which shows scenes from the life two soldiers and allows the viewer to make choices that either lead toward [...]
Read moreDescription of Golden Gate Bridge Barrier
October 21, 2008
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My last two posts focused on means restriction–the aim of preventing suicide by reducing a person’s access to a quick and lethal suicide method. The Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent Project has been a highly publicized (and controversial) state effort to determine out the best way to balance the imperative of saving lives [...]
Read moreMeans restriction and impulsivity in fantastic NY Times piece
September 8, 2008
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I have mentioned quite a few NY Times articles in this blog because I think they cover suicide really well. Last month they published a piece in the NY Times Magazine that I keep recommending to people in informal and clinical discussions, so I thought I’d link to it here. Many thanks to my colleague [...]
Read morePossible contagion effect in Nantucket
March 18, 2008
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The small island of Nantucket, MA has seen 3 teen suicides in a short period of time, according to the New York Times. Very sad. Statistically, three suicides in a high school of 400 represents a meaningful cluster, and a possible contagion effect. Whether it is or it isn’t contagion in Nantucket (it [...]
Read moreNY Times: Making Sense of the Great Suicide Debate
February 11, 2008
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N.Y. Times has done it again. A nice article taking a step back from the current flurry of news and discovery about the relationship between anti-depressants and suicide.
Read moreWord is getting out about suicide and antidepressants
January 8, 2008
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We’re seeing more public awareness of the nuances in the research about suicide and antidepressants, which I’ve posted about before. This NEW YORK TIMES article is an example. Caution, Not Panic, Seen After Drug Warnings
Read moreNew York Times article about elder suicide
November 27, 2007
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The New York Times does a good job raising public awareness about suicide prevention. Today, they’ve published an article bout suicide in older adults. Read the full article here.
Read moreNewsmap illustrates power of mapping/visualization
November 19, 2007
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This is a bit far afield from suicide, but I think worth mentioning here because it illustrates how maps and visualization can present a different, more contextually-sensitive view of a phenomenon, as compared to that which lists and other linear formats can achieve. I recently became aware of a project called Newsmap, which takes a [...]
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