Prevention and Well-Being

In search of dynamic and transdiagnostic predictors of suicide risk following psychiatric hospitalization.

Suicidal ideation and related behaviors are associated with high personal and social costs. This study aimed to test the incremental validity of emotion regulation deficits (ER) and neurophysiological processes that support ER (dynamic risk factors) in predicting concurrent SIB levels, change across 4 months, and risk for SIB-related psychiatric re-hospitalizations among adults following their psychiatric hospital discharge.  Data collection and medical chart reviews were conducted on N = 71 participants who were admitted to a local psychiatric facility for SIB. Preliminary findings from these data were presented at regional and national psychology conferences and served as a basis for an NIMH grant proposal.  

Faculty Affiliates

Ilya Yaroslavsky, & Donald Allensworth-Davies

Community Partner

St. Vincent Charity Medical Center

Funding

$5,000 Center for Behavioral Health Pilot Grant, 2018

Determining Mechanisms to Explain Gender Differences in Early Adolescence Substance Abuse

This project was designed to conduct qualitative interviews with adolescents to create a list of potential explanations (i.e., risk factors) for substance use initiation specific to youth and 2) To use the information learned from the qualitative study combined with a thorough literature review to develop and pilot a quantitative survey to test how these risk factors differ by gender.

Faculty Affiliates

• Elizabeth Goncy
• Shareen Naser
• Kimberly Fuller

Funding

$5,000 Center for Behavioral Health Pilot Grant, 2018