Abstract
Neural Correlates of Adolescent Depression and Suicide: an fNIRS Study
Frontiers in human neuroscience, v 12
2018
Abstract
Suicide is a major public health problem in not only the United States but around the world as well (Nock et al., 2008). Reports from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) state that suicide is the second leading cause of death among those ages 15-34 (Prevention, 2015). Seventeen percent of students report seriously considering suicide, 13.6% report making a plan for how they would kill themselves, and 8% report having made a suicide attempt (CDC, 2015). In 2013, there were 41,149 completed suicides - approximately 1 every 13 minutes (CDC, 2015). Over 3,000 of these were adolescents. Consequently, youth suicide prevention has become a major area of concern for schools, health care systems, funding agencies, and policy makers. Unfortunately, we still lack basic knowledge about the underlying mechanisms that place youth at risk for suicide and how best to measure them.
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- Title
- Neural Correlates of Adolescent Depression and Suicide: an fNIRS Study
- Creators
- Amanda Sargent - Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health SystemsCorey Fedorowich - Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health ProfessionsGuy Diamond - Drexel University, Couple and Family Therapy (2000-2002)Hasan Ayaz - Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in human neuroscience, v 12
- Conference
- The 2nd International Neuroergonomics Conference, 2nd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 27 Jun 2018–29 Jun 2018)
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Couple and Family Therapy (2000-2002); School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; Center for Family Intervention Science
- Other Identifier
- 991019186666804721