Many thanks to the NIH Office of Disease Prevention for inviting me to participate in the Mind the Gap Webinar Series. The entire talk is available online. The highest praise a speaker can receive remains insightful, challenging questions from the audience. This experience did not disappoint! https://prevention.nih.gov/education-training/methods-mind-gap/suicide-prevention-enabled-data-science
Thanks to the VUMC Reporter for tackling our recent paper led by Doug Ruderfer on the genetics of suicide attempt across two biobanks using clinical prediction to increase study power. http://news.vumc.org/2019/01/31/study-explores-genetic-risk-for-suicide-attempt/
Discover released coverage of our study of suicide attempt risk (and an external validation predicting suicidal ideation) in a condition known to be associated with increased risk of suicide, fibromyalgia. Thanks for tackling our small study of a complex, and nuanced problem. Much more to be done to turn this predictive approach into prevention. …
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