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Risk Factors Proximate to Suicide and Suicide Risk Assessment in the Context of Denied Suicide Ideation by Berman, Alan L.

“…Health care providers have significant opportunities to identify individuals at near‐term risk for suicide, but lack empirical data on near‐term risk factors…”
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Rebuilding the Tower of Babel: A Revised Nomenclature for the Study of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors Part 2: Suicide-Related Ideations, Communications, and Behaviors by Silverman, Morton M., Berman, Alan L., Sanddal, Nels D., O'Carroll, Patrick W., Joiner Jr, Thomas E.

“…A revised and refined version of the O'Carroll et al. (1996) nomenclature for suicidology is presented, with a focus on suicide‐related ideations,…”
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Rebuilding the Tower of Babel: A Revised Nomenclature for the Study of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors Part 1: Background, Rationale, and Methodology by Silverman, Morton M., Berman, Alan L., Sanddal, Nels D., O'Carroll, Patrick W., Joiner Jr, Thomas E.

“…Since the publication of the O'Carroll et al. (1996) nomenclature for suicidology, there have been a number of published letters and articles, as well as an…”
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Demographic predictors of emergency service utilization patterns in youth at risk of suicide by Bajaj, Mira A., Wilcox, Holly C., Adams, Leslie B., Berman, Alan L., Cwik, Mary, Kitchen, Christopher, Miller, Leslie, Nestadt, Paul S., Slade, Eric P., Haroz, Emily E.

“…Objective To explore demographic predictors of Emergency Department (ED) utilization among youth with a history of suicidality (i.e., ideation or behaviors)…”
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Warning Signs for Suicide: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications by Rudd, M. David, Berman, Alan L., Joiner, Thomas E., Nock, Matthew K., Silverman, Morton M., Mandrusiak, Michael, Van Orden, Kimberly, Witte, Tracy

“…The current article addresses the issue of warning signs for suicide, attempting to differentiate the construct from risk factors. In accordance with the…”
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Rates of denying suicide ideation proximate to death by suicide: A re-analysis by Berman, Alan L.

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Risk Factors Observed in the Last 30 Days of Life among Student Suicides: Distinguishing Characteristics of College and University Student Suicides by Berman, Alan L

“…Purpose: Studies of college and university student suicide have identified predictors only of suicide ideation and attempts and have relied solely on…”
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Estimating the Population of Survivors of Suicide: Seeking an Evidence Base by Berman, Alan L.

“…Shneidman (1973) derived an estimate of six survivors for every suicide that, in the ensuing years, has become an assumed fact underlying public health…”
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Technological Advances and the Future of Suicide Prevention: Ethical, Legal, and Empirical Challenges by Berman, Alan L., Carter, Gregory

“…Technological advancements have brought multiple and diverse benefits to our human existence. In suicide prevention, new technologies have spurred great…”
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Suicide Risk Assessment and Risk Formulation Part I: A Focus on Suicide Ideation in Assessing Suicide Risk by Silverman, Morton M., Berman, Alan L.

“…The main procedure used by clinicians to determine whether an individual may be at risk of suicidal behaviors is the suicide risk assessment (SRA). The purpose…”
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Universal screening may not prevent suicide by Nestadt, Paul S., Triplett, Patrick, Mojtabai, Ramin, Berman, Alan L.

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A Suicide-Specific Diagnosis - The Case Against by Berman, Alan L., Silverman, Morton M.

“…Comments on an article by Cohen, et al. (see record 2023-84177-001). We applaud Dr. Cohen and her colleagues for developing the suicide crisis syndrome (SCS)…”
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Suicide Risk Assessment and Risk Formulation Part II: Suicide Risk Formulation and the Determination of Levels of Risk by Berman, Alan L., Silverman, Morton M.

“…The suicide risk formulation (SRF) is dependent on the data gathered in the suicide risk assessment. The SRF assigns a level of suicide risk that is intended…”
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Proximal Risk for Suicide in Correctional Settings: A Call for Priority Research by Berman, Alan L., Canning, Robert D.

“…Suicide is the leading cause of death among jail detainees and the third leading cause of death among state prison inmates. These populations have been…”
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Changing the Direction of Suicide Prevention in the United States by Reidenberg, Dan, Berman, Alan L.

“…It is axiomatic that the goal of suicide prevention is the prevention of suicide. Yet in spite of significant efforts to this end since the middle of the last…”
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Hospital-Based Suicides: Challenging Existing Myths by Berman, Alan L., Silverman, Morton M.

“…Myths are widely held and often based on false beliefs. To improve patient safety and speed the translation of research to clinical practice, we highlight and…”
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Review of Postvention in Action: The International Handbook of Suicide Bereavement Support by Berman, Alan L.

“…Reviews the book Postvention in Action: The International Handbook of Suicide Bereavement Support edited by Karl Andriessen, Karolina Krysinska, and Onja T…”
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Beyond the Tower of Babel: A Nomenclature for Suicidology by O'Carroll, P W, Berman, A L, Maris, R W, Moscicki, E K, Tanney, B L, Silverman, M M

“…Proposes a nomenclature for suicide-related behavior in the hope of improving the clarity and precision of communications, advancing suicidological research…”
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Near Term Suicide Risk Assessment: A Commentary on the Clinical Relevance of Protective Factors by Berman, Alan L., Silverman, Morton M.

“…In this article we examine the clinical relevance of protective factors to the assessment and formulation of near-term risk of death by suicide. Contrary to…”
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Feeling Ill at Ease With a New Disease: Labeling Suicide-Related Behaviors as a DSM-5 Diagnosis by Silverman, Morton M, Berman, Alan L

“…Several prominent suicide investigative teams have independently advocated for a medical diagnosis of suicide-related behaviors. All have conducted studies…”
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