According to the AFSP, people who take their own lives often show a combination of warning signs. And the signs can be different for different individuals, says Dr. Madelyn Gould.
Dr. Philip Muskin agrees no drug works for everyone, but he said a good doctor can usually find the ideal combination of medications to achieve the maximum benefit with the fewest side effects.
Dr. J. John Mann says while there are clear short-term benefits to ketamine, its long-term effects, its abuse potential and the optimal number of treatments a patient should receive are still unknown.
Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber says it's especially important for parents, teachers, coaches and friends to ask survivors direct questions about suicidal thoughts.
Columbia Psychiatrists suggest that researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and the FDA reconsider placebo-controlled, relapse prevention studies in schizophrenia.
"This treatment brings in the parents, finally, and focuses on the ways parents need [to stop] taking over, to break the cycle of anxiety in kids," said Dr. Anne Marie Albano.
