…s. Historically, in studying the voices associated with suicidal ideology, Lisa Firestone, PhD and I developed a scale to predict the potential for suicide. Items were based on a series of increasingly negative self-critical thoughts and self-attacks. Clients were asked to endorse which items they experienced and how frequently. The scale effectively distinguishes suicidal from non-suicidal individuals at a high level of significance. We applied t…
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…Prevention Helper Tasks – How You Can Help Someone Who’s Suicidal Suicide: The Warning Signs Suicide: How You Can Help Someone at Risk Busting the Myths About Suicide…
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…this Webinar called “Secure and Insecure Love: an Attachment Perspective,” Dr. Phil Shaver discusses the challenges of insecure attachment in adult love and points to new research on enhancing attachment security. He cites studies that show meditation increases the qualities of secure attachment in meditators, and he predicts that the fields of mindfulness and attachment theory will begin to intersect more in the future. This page links to article…
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…reduce violent acts. The first step in preventing violence is to learn the warning signs that indicate whether someone is likely to become violent. These warning signs often include a history of early aggressive behavior, such as enjoying hurting animals, expressions of violence in drawings and writings, as well as physical fighting with siblings and peers. Other warning signs have to do with feeling constantly disrespected and thinking that a per…
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…y examines the concept of risk management in psychotherapy. The Ethics and Risk of Risk Management Therapists have been frightened by risk management experts, attorneys and insurance companies to never touch a client, to limit self-disclosure and gifts, to avoid bartering, making home visits, leaving the office with clients and, by all means, to stay away from any form of dual relationships. The course helps therapists differentiate between bounda…
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…tantly a family survivor who is committed to supporting the AFSP’s goal of suicide prevention. My family members’ suicide deaths are part of my life story. And my life story will not remain untold. Thank you for listening and for coming out today and supporting the AFSP. Donate to AFSP or sign up for an Out of the Darkness Walk If you or someone you know may be suicidal call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255. If you’ve lost…
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…answers to both questions are at the heart of Suicide and the Inner Voice. Dr. Firestone believes that the key to understanding suicidal behavior comes from a knowledge of the destructive thought processes of those at risk and an awareness of their origins in early family interactions. He tells us that the negative events in our lives are not nearly as harmful as what we tell ourselves about them. From an understanding of how one begins a downward…
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…that you’ve learned from psychotherapy research and applying them to self-help. JN: In self-help, in self-change. Going back 30 years ago, beginning with my research with Dr. Jim Petraska, we’d been investigating how people change on their own, without psychotherapy, with a little bit of psychotherapy, only in psychotherapy. There’s this wonderful continua of change. We need not think about self-help and psychotherapy as antagonistic. They’re qui…
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…rtant to know what you can do to help. In this free Webinar, suicidologist Dr. Lisa Firestone will outline steps we can all take to reach out and help someone who may be suicidal. She will talk about the warning signs of suicide as well as the helper tasks that can save a life. In addition, Dr. Firestone will shed light on what goes on in the mind of someone who is experiencing self-destructive thoughts and will explain steps people can take to st…
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…In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, PsychAlive is featuring videos that can help us to better understand and prevent suicide. Learn more about suicide prevention….
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