Suicide Risk and Prevention Research Laboratory

The SRPR Laboratory will often have multiple ongoing research projects and collaborations with other research groups.

 

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Some of our current projects are listed below:
 

• Examining interpersonal factors and psychopathic personality traits as risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
   

• Testing models of substance use, aggression, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among individuals involved in the criminal justice system.

 

• Conducting a program evaluation of a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program among police officers focusing on police interactions with individuals in a suicide crisis.

 

• Testing psychopathic personality traits, substance use, and moral emotions in relation to suicide ideation among individuals in a pretrial diversion program.

 

• Validating and establishing the clinical utility of an assessment of interpersonal hopelessness.

 

• Investigating the relation between treatment-seeking behaviors and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

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• Examining social factors and warning signs of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among individuals beginning outpatient psychotherapy using ecological momentary assessment (EMA).