APS
2026 APS Annual Convention
Advances In Interdisciplinary Approaches to Suicide Theory and Research
Suicide rates have not declined over the past 50 years. Interdisciplinary approaches hold great promise to advance suicide research by bridging existing gaps in knowledge and methodology. This symposium will highlight new interdisciplinary innovations in theory and methods (including digital, computational, and community-based methods) to advance suicide prediction and prevention.
Chairs & Discussants
- Frances HartChair
Yale University - Thomas OlinoDiscussant
Temple University
Presentations
- Characterizing Death Concepts across 15 Years of Existential Psychology Research: Insights for Suicide TheoryFrances Hart
- A Qualitative Exploration of the Development of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Black YouthJasmin Brooks Stephens
- Daily Associations between Tonic and Phasic Irritability and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Among AdolescentsSimone Boyd
- Past Suicide Attempt Is Associated with a Weaker Decision-Making Bias to Actively Escape from Suicide-Related StimuliAdam Jaroszewski