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Demystifying Suicide
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Humans are so powerfully wired for survival that it can be hard to understand suicide - especially in adolescents. What happens in the brain that can override such a profound instinct for self-preservation? Dr. Sakina Rizvi, a researcher and psychotherapist in Toronto, Canada specializing in suicide prevention, reveals the social, biological, and psychological facets of suicidal ideation. Hear how childhood trauma, current life stressors, and brain impairment may all play a role in suicide, and learn how to recognize warning signs in a loved one.
Plus… the do’s and don’ts of talking to someone at risk.
For more information, transcripts, and all episodes, please visit https://thisisyourbrain.com
For more about Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery, please visit https://neurosurgery.weillcornell.org
164 episoder
Manage episode 450354496 series 2518965
Humans are so powerfully wired for survival that it can be hard to understand suicide - especially in adolescents. What happens in the brain that can override such a profound instinct for self-preservation? Dr. Sakina Rizvi, a researcher and psychotherapist in Toronto, Canada specializing in suicide prevention, reveals the social, biological, and psychological facets of suicidal ideation. Hear how childhood trauma, current life stressors, and brain impairment may all play a role in suicide, and learn how to recognize warning signs in a loved one.
Plus… the do’s and don’ts of talking to someone at risk.
For more information, transcripts, and all episodes, please visit https://thisisyourbrain.com
For more about Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery, please visit https://neurosurgery.weillcornell.org
164 episoder
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