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Can We Prevent Suicide Attempts?

Can We Prevent Suicide Attempts?

I recently had a patient whose scores were virtually ZERO on the Brief Mood Survey one week (meaning no symptoms at all), so I was convinced he was doing well. However, the following week I was alerted to high scores on your two-question โ€œsuicidal impulsesโ€ scale, which, to my chagrin, I nearly missed.

Is Suicide Justified?

Dear Doctor David, I read your book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, with much interest. I think almost all what you say still applies today. But I have a question: in the book when you discuss suicide, you don’t mention physical pain as a reason. I...