PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 1

Why people die by suicide - Professor Thomas Joiner

Tuesday 05. November 12 - 3pm

 

 

In his new theory of suicidal behavior, Thomas Joiner proposes three factors that mark those most at risk of death: the feeling of being a burden on loved ones; the sense of isolation; and, perhaps chillingly, the learned ability to hurt oneself.  He tests the theory against diverse facts taken from clinical anecdotes, history, literature, popular culture, anthropology, epidemiology, genetics, and neurobiology--facts about suicide rates among men and women; white and African-American men; anorexics, athletes, prostitutes, and physicians; members of cults, sports fans, and citizens of nations in crisis.

7 objectives 
- to review basic facts about the epidemiology and risk factors for death by suicide. 
- to learn about a new theory of suicidal behavior. 
- to learn about anecdotal, clinical, and scientific evidence that evaluates this new theory. 
- to learn about approaches to suicide risk assessment. 
- to learn about developments in the treatment of suicidal behavior. 
- to learn about developments in suicide prevention. 
- to understand the experience of people who are bereaved by suicide.

This seminar is in English.

Speakers:

Thomas Joiner
Thomas Joiner
THOMAS JOINER went to college at Princeton and received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He is The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Florida State University. Dr. Joiner’s work is on the psychology, neurobiology, and treatment of suicidal behavior and related conditions. He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship, was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was given the 2020 James McKeen Cattell Award for lifetime contributions to the area of applied psychological research from the Association for Psychological Science.
A consultant to NASA’s Human Research Program, he was the Director of the DoD-funded Military Suicide Research Consortium, a ten-year, $70 million dollar project. Dr. Joiner runs a clinical and consulting practice specializing in suicidal behavior, including legal consultation on suits involving death by suicide.

Please note that the programme may be subject to change