In a previous post, I reflected on unintended consequencesof the FDA blackbox warning on antidepressants. The FDA has proposed modification of the warning that (a) extends the age range of the warning to 24 and (b) includes explicit recognition that there is no data indicating danger for other ages, and that untreated depression presents its own [...]
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Erratum on previous post: Cornell not author, just interviewed
April 25, 2007
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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 [...]
Read moreSuicide 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 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 [...]
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