Easy Intervention Proves Effective in Reducing Suicide Among Soldiers

Suicidal behavior among active-duty service members can be reduced for up to six months with a relatively simple intervention that gives them concrete steps to follow during an emotional crisis, according to a new study. The study’s findings show there was a 75% reduction in suicide attempts among participants who engaged in crisis response planning versus using a contract for safety. The more effective crisis response planning also was associated with a significantly faster decline in suicidal thoughts and fewer inpatient hospitalization days.

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How Psychologists Determine Whether Someone Is Faking Insanity

So how do psychologists tell whether someone has a real mental disorder, or whether they’re trying to pull a fast one? The strange questions that I heard in court are part of a test called the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms, second edition. It’s one of the most widely used of a number of evaluation tools designed to detect fabrication or exaggeration of symptoms. 

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Featured Guest 

Is it possible to attain a “super mind” where your brain operates on higher than normal frequency? Our guest today on Mainstream Mental Health Radio is Jim Karol a world renowned mentalist who has appeared on the Tonight Show, the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Howard Stern Show, and NBC’s Today Show.  Some of Jim’s astonishing feats include knowing more than 80,000 zip codes, every word in the Scrabble dictionary, Sports Almanacs, Science and Medical Journals, and thousands of digits of Pi. K. Jim also teaches cognitive fitness techniques to help improve memory, focus, attention, enhance emotional intelligence, optimize health, and maximize all aspects of performance.