Suicide Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatments

Published: Aug. 3, 2019, 11:42 p.m.

On this week\u2019s episode of the podcast, I interview Jaeger Ackerman, 4th year medical student about suicide risk factors and treatments.

As a therapist, attempt to closely approximate their reality of feeling suicidal with words. When I first hear their thoughts and feelings, I try to clarify with the patient to make sure I\u2019m understanding their feelings. I usually try to put it into other words, and echo back to them. I\u2019ll say something like, \u201cI hear that you feel like there\u2019s no other way out, that you feel lost and like it\u2019s a very dark time for you.\u201d I ask myself continually how to be present with them in their feelings, in the moment.

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