Psychologists

2 Potent New Predictors Of Suicide Risk Developed By Psychologists

29 Jul 2010

Two powerful new tests developed by psychologists at Harvard University show great promise in predicting patients' risk of attempting suicide. The work may help clinicians overcome their reliance on self-reporting by at-risk individuals, information that often proves misleading when suicidal patients wish to hide their intentions. Both new tests are easily administered within minutes on a ...

TIME Cover Depicts the Disturbing Plight of Afghan Women

29 Jul 2010

This week's cover is disturbing, but the reality it shows in Afghanistan is something we cannot turn away from

New Predictors of Suicide Risk

29 Jul 2010

Psychologists at Harvard University have developed two new tests to help predict an individual’s risk of attempting suicide. The work may improve current predictive algorithms that depend on self-reporting by at-risk individuals — information that often proves misleading when suicidal patients wish to hide their intentions. Both new tests are easily administered within minutes on a computer, [...]