Suicide

The 24th Annual Seymour Perlin, MD, Grand Rounds explored changing attitudes in medicine toward physician mental health and suicide.

Shawn Shea, MD, presented his theory at the 23rd Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology in May.

Brandon Kohrt, M.D., Ph.D., RESD '13, delivered the 22nd Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology on Dec. 10.

Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., M.P.H., delivered the 21st Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology on Dec. 18.

Thomas Joiner, M.D., delivered the 20th Anniversary Seymour Perlin, M.D. Lecture on Suicidology and Life-Threatening Illnesses, Oct. 31.

Stephen Teach, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was featured by several news organizations for his research finding that almost 20 percent of suicidal teenagers have guns in their home.

Amir Afkhami, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and clinician at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, commented on a new study from the U.S. Army Public Health Command that suggests the rate of suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has soared.

At its best, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is “the common cold of psychiatric illness,” according to Robert Ursano, M.D. Like a cold, its symptoms are common and usually temporary.