New work from @paulbloom.bsky.social and our team
@auerbachlab.bsky.social
Momentary stress and social context among adolescents at risk for #suicide: An experience sampling study 📳
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

Our 2nd electronic health record (EHR) review on pre-teen suicide risk is out @JAACAPOpen. This is a deep dive into 920 cases from our emergency department (ED) at @nyphospital including extensive provider notes to understand risk in this population.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

Mental health and suicide risk are on the rise in the ER, accounting for 5% of all ER visits in 2010 to 10% in 2020. This also comes with an increase in patient related costs year over year $$.
Increasing % of suicide risk / all mental health visits by year x state.

#Depression: In line with troubling national trends, depression has been on the rise among students; 22.98% reported depression in 2022. LGBTQIA+ students were 3x more likely to report depression (26.9% vs.8.5%) than cisgender, heterosexual students.

Trends in #LGBTQIA+ identity: There was a 6-fold increase in self-identification as LGBTQIA+ from 5% in 2007 to 31% of students in 2022 HMS survey responses. Undergrad (blue) and grad (red) students – this mirrored but outpaced broader national trends (e.g. #BRFSS & Gallup)