The Neurobiology of Suicide:  A Dimensional Perspective

Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D.

Introduction

Dr. Elizabeth Ballard is the Director of Psychology and Behavior Research and the Director of Predoctoral Training at the Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch in the National Institute of Mental Health. She is trained as a clinical psychologist and has extensive clinical experience working with suicidal patients. She completed her PhD at the Catholic University of America and her clinical internship in the VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, she came to the NIMH to spearhead research on the neurobiology of suicide. She is Lead Associate Investigator on the Neurobiology of Suicide Protocol in the Intramural Program of the NIMH. Her research interests include short term risk factors for suicide and rapid acting treatments for suicidal thoughts. She has recently published several articles on clinical and neural correlates of suicidal thoughts in response to ketamine, which is being studied as a potential antisuicidal treatment

Learning Objectives

1. Describe interventions for suicide risk across the lifespan
2. Recognize acute and chronic risk factors for suicide
3. Discuss how rapid-acting interventions for suicide risk can be incorporated into the healthcare system

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Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:

Mark Frye, M.D. - Mayo Clinic

Grant Support: AssureRx, Janssen R&D, Myriad, Pfizer Consultant: Janssen R&D, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., Myriad Genetics, Sunovion, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Neuralstem, Inc.

CME/Travel: American Physician Institute, CME Outfitters

No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Kriti Gandhi, M.D., Allison Holgerson, Ph.D., Matej Markota, M.D., Charlene Nelson, Reem Shafi, M.B.B.S., Larua Suarez, M.D.

Speakers:  Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D.

References to off-label usage(s) of pharmaceuticals or instruments in their presentation:

Speaker:  Elizabeth Ballard

Off-label usage of Ketamine