Dr Christine Moutier discusses Mental Health Awareness, Prevention of Suicide and Building Resilience.
The number of suicides worldwide is 800,000. One suicide occurs every 40 seconds. Suicides are now the US’s 10th most common cause of death, and 2nd among those between the ages of 10 to 34. Dr. Christine Moutier joins me to discuss the work of her organization in suicide prevention and how it impacts these alarming trends.
Ira Pastor is the ideaXme ambassador for life sciences and founder of Bioquark. He interviews Dr. Christine Moutier MD, Chief Medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Ira Pastor’s comments
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that close to 800,000.00 people commit suicide each year. That’s one every 40 seconds. Suicide is an international phenomenon that occurs at all stages of life. For every adult who dies by suicide, more than 20 other adults may have attempted suicide.
According to \”Leading Causes of Death Report\” by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2017, suicide was the tenth most common cause of deaths in the United States. It claimed the lives of more than 47,000 people. Suicide was also the second-most common cause of mortality among those aged between 10 and 34 and the fourth-most frequent cause of mortality among those aged between 35 and 54. In the United States, suicides were twice as common as homicides.
Psychiatry can help prevent suicide.
Dr. Christine Moutier is Chief Medical Officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Moutier received her medical training and medical degree in psychiatry from the University of California San Diego. She has worked as a psychiatrist, professor, dean and medical director of the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit of the VA Medical Center La Jolla.
She was also a co-investigator in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression Study (STAR*D), a major National Institute of Mental Health trial on the treatment of refractory Depression.
Career of Dr. Christine Moutier in Psychiatry.
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