BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UBC Department of Psychology//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ X-WR-CALDESC:UBC Department of Psychology - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181205T0624Z-1543991071.7693-EO-17055-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20240328T132943Z CREATED:20181113T183946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181113T183946Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181119T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181119T123000 SUMMARY: Invited Talk: Lily Brown | Clinical DESCRIPTION: Title: Trauma-related distress and suicide risk: From the lab to the clinic Abstract: Trauma survivors who develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at significantly greater risk for suicide compared to t he general population. However\, the mechanisms underlying the association between PTSD and suicide risk remain unclear. By presenting analyses from l arge\, randomized controlled trials\, […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Title: Trauma-related dis
tress and suicide risk: From the lab to the clinic
Abstract:
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Trauma survivors who develop post traumatic stress disorder (P
TSD) are at significantly greater risk for suicide compared to the general
population. However\, the mechanisms underlying the association between PTS
D and suicide risk remain unclear. By presenting analyses from large\, rand
omized controlled trials\, I will first provide evidence for bidirectional
change in PTSD and depression in trauma-focused treatments\, and discuss th
e importance of this bidirectionality as it relates to the resolution of su
icide risk. Next\, I will compare the relative contribution of PTSD\, depre
ssion\, and social disconnection to suicide risk throughout treatment. Then
\, I will present preliminary findings on digital phenotyping\, wherein a p
atient’s digital fingerprint is modeled using smartphones and wearable devi
ces. This data will demonstrate how worsened sleep on a given night predict
s worsened next-day depression and social connection in patients with anxie
ty disorders and suicidal ideation. Collectively\, these findings may optim
ize the detection of suicide risk while offering real-time intervention opp
ortunities. I will conclude by discussing future research goals\, which inc
lude the translation of these findings into suicide prevention methods for
patients with PTSD.