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Why do suicide rates rise in the spring and decline in the fall? I argue that those at risk of suicide also face higher risk of dying from other causes, so fall/winter mortality from flu and heart attacks generate lower suicide rates.
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Would you please link the meta-analysis you're referencing? Thank you! :-)
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I’m utterly elated to share that starting this June, I’ll be joining the Harvard University/Mass General Brigham Center for Suicide Research and Prevention as a CRC. Huge thanks to
@jorsmo.bsky.social, Dr. Becky Fortgang, and the entire
@csrp.bsky.social team for this incredible opportunity!
New preprint! We investigate the risk of algorithmic bias (across race/ethnicity, gender, and their intersection) in machine learning models predicting suicide attempts across 3 clinical settings in over 1.2 million patients.
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Texting daily with a random human peer is more effective at reducing loneliness than texting with a highly supportive chatbot.
Next time you feel lonely reach out to a human, any human.
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1/n Out today in @jamapsychiatry.com: Interpretation Issues With the Patient Health Questionnaire Instructions. We find troubling variability in whether people think they should respond based on the frequency of the Sx or the frequency of being bothered by the Sx.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...