Stepping Up for Alzheimer’s Research
Family history and professional experiences encouraged an Oregonian to volunteer for the AHEAD clinical trial Volunteering for the AHEAD clinical trial has given Jennifer Weiss more than one way to...
Category: Psychiatry
Importance of Person-Centered Care in Suicide Prevention
By Mykola Zubko, MA Suicide Prevention Program Development Practicum Student at OHSU/Portland VA When is the last time you felt like a person? For some of us, it was probably recent in...
Finding Your Value During Mental Health Awareness Month
By Tyree Dingle, MS Suicide Prevention Program Development Practicum Student at OHSU/Portland VA Something many people do not know about me is that I play Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) with...
Why Suicide Prevention Month 2021
By Tyree Dingle, MS Suicide Prevention Program Development Practicum Student at OHSU/Portland VA Note: Talking about suicide can be an emotional topic, and if you’re reading this and not...
Those Who Remain: Navigating Life Following Suicide Loss
By Sarah D. Afromowitz, MA, Suicide Prevention Program Development Practicum Student at OHSU/Portland VA Note: Talking about suicide can be an emotional topic, and if you’re reading this and...
Facts about Those with Lived Experience with Suicide
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog post are mind and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Veterans Affairs, or the...
New study explores how social relationships protect against the harmful effects of stress
Findings suggest that cultural background may factor prominently in how we characterize the quality of our social relationships By Benjamin Kaveladze and Alan R. Teo, M.D., M.S. Stress is an...
New Study Reveals Patients with Depression Value Friends and Family Who Can “Be There” for Them
But how can loved ones “be there” while also practicing physical distancing in light of COVID-19? “If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.” -Thich Nhat...
How do we reach out to those experiencing thoughts of suicide?
New research at OHSU shows innovative ways to use social media to proactively reach at-risk military veterans. Many of us are familiar with the high rate of suicide among military veterans. On an...
New OHSU/VA study finds people very unlikely to reach out for emotional help on Facebook
Many of us have heard tragic anecdotes of people who have posted goodbye messages on social media prior to ending their lives. The notion has even been popularized in the national media and led...
How to talk about a tough topic: Tips for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Dr. Alan Teo shares the right way (and the wrong way) to talk about suicide. In less than a month since its debut on August 17, a music video...