Treating PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and Suicide Risk: Separating Myth from Fact

Source: National Center for PTSD [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder] [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]. Published: 3/21/2019. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a well-established risk factor for suicidal behavior. This course reviews data that support the safe and effective treatment of PTSD among those with suicide risk, identifies common myths about individuals with PTSD and suicide risk, and describes recommendations for empirically-supported trauma therapies to treat suicidal patients with PTSD. (Video or Multimedia)
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