Suicide (cont.)
Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD
Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
In this Article
- What is suicide?
- What are the effects of suicide?
- What are some possible causes of suicide?
- What are the risk factors and protective factors for suicide?
- What are the signs and symptoms for suicide?
- How are suicidal thoughts and behaviors assessed?
- What is the treatment for suicidal thoughts and behaviors?
- How can people cope with suicidal thoughts?
- How can people cope with the suicide of a loved one?
- Where can people get help?
- Suicide At A Glance
Where can people get help?
American Association of Suicidology
http://www.suicidology.org
202-237-2280
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org
Community Awareness and Support Center
(support for people affected by murder-suicide)
http://www.caascenter.org
Jason Foundation
http://www.jasonfoundation.com
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
http://www.suicide.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-TALK (8255)
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
866-SAFEYOUTH (866-723-3968)
http://www.safeyouth.org
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Eastern time
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov
Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network (Span)
http://www.spanusa.org
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
http://www.yellowribbon.org/
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/
The future
How to best assess the risk of someone committing suicide continues to be an elusive challenge for health professionals, so this is an appropriate goal for future research. The best way to achieve the balance between using psychiatric medication to treat any underlying conditions that may result in suicidal thoughts and the potential side effects of those medications is an ongoing issue in suicide prevention.
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