Training Title:
Retired ~ PTSD and Suicide

Clock Hours: 1

Objectives:
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to: • Describe the role of psychiatric diagnoses in completed suicides and in non-fatal suicidal behaviors • Describe the rates of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses that occur with PTSD • Describe the role of anxiety disorders in suicidal behavior • Describe the role of PTSD in suicidal behavior • Describe key suicidal risk factors that may need to be considered in understanding the role of PTSD in suicidal behaviors

Description:
Are people with a diagnosis of PTSD more likely to commit suicide or display suicidal behaviors? Recent literature and research on the status of PTSD as a predictor of completed suicide, attempted suicide and/or suicidal ideation are reviewed in this course. Keywords: Trauma, abuse, neglect, harm, injury, trauma-informed care, care, PTSD, dissociative, acute stress, DSM, Post-traumatic stress disorder, addictions, substance abuse, mental health, behavioral health, diagnosis, suicide, ideation, suicide attempts, suicidal behavior, hopelessness, impulsivity, anxiety, depression, Genie Skypek

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