Just like most Wyoming residents, Garrett Bardin’s parents never considered their only son could die by suicide. “This does happen. It’s a real possibility in all families. Whoever you are, you ...
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Impeding treatment
Issues that impede treatment of children and teens Barriers to treating suicidal youths are staggering, formidable and can have dire and deadly consequences. These barriers include: YOUTHS’ ...
Screening for risk
She is a nurse. He is a physician, board certified in family practice. Together they have five children. Yet, like many adults, they were unable to see the signs of mental illness and potential ...
Dying for help
Depression. Hopelessness. Lack of resiliency. All risk factors for suicide—and in all genders and age groups. These factors often appear during a time of intense change in a person’s ...
Apart and alone
Bob Stern was one of a kind. He was a man’s man. A free spirit and adventure seeker who enjoyed being different and more capable—in his estimation—than others. Bob was a calculated risk taker, ...
Underdiagnosed, undertreated
FACT: Depression is not normal. It is a serious and potentially life-threatening illness with estimated costs of $44 billion annually in the U.S. FACT: Depression is a disorder that, much like ...
Cognitive therapy
Cognitive therapy shown to reduce suicide risk in landmark study RESEARCH UPDATE—Sept. 12, 2005—Attempted suicide is one of the strongest risk factors for suicide deaths in adults. Alarmingly, ...
Rural disparities
For all the seeming peace of pastoral country life, those who reside in rural and remote areas face daunting challenges summed up by one word: loss. Patricia Kendall has learned firsthand about ...