Reading the Mind at Risk

Can Brain Scans Really Help Identify Patients at Risk of Suicide?

It can sometimes be difficult to recognize suicidal thoughts, even in those we know best. Many of the most familiar warning signs -feeling trapped, reckless behavior, depression-can be indicators of other mental states, from the relatively benign to the clinically severe.

It can sometimes be difficult to recognize suicidal thoughts, even in those we know best. Many of the most familiar warning signs -feeling trapped, reckless behavior, depression-can be indicators of other mental states, from the relatively benign to the clinically severe.