Demystifying Suicide

An episode of the This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg podcast, hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery, titled "Demystifying Suicide" was published on November 15, 2024 and runs 29 minutes.

November 15, 2024 ·29m · This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg

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Episode Description

Humans are so powerfully wired for survival that it can be hard to understand suicide - especially in adolescents. What happens in the brain that can override such a profound instinct for self-preservation? Dr. Sakina Rizvi, a researcher and psychotherapist in Toronto, Canada specializing in suicide prevention, reveals the social, biological, and psychological facets of suicidal ideation. Hear how childhood trauma, current life stressors, and brain impairment may all play a role in suicide, and learn how to recognize warning signs in a loved one.

Plus… the do's and don'ts of talking to someone at risk.

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