Suicide Crisis Syndrome (10-min)

This video refresher provides an overview of suicide crisis syndrome (a suicide-specific diagnosis) and how that structure can help us better understand the acute mental state that can precede suicidal behavior.

Additional Resources about suicide crisis syndrome

Not who but when: Assessing imminent suicide risk in high-risk individuals denying suicide ideation (Dr. Igor Galynker; University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds; 2021-Dec)

Voros et al, 2021. Crisis Concept Re-loaded?—The Recently Described Suicide-Specific Syndromes May Help to Better Understand Suicidal Behavior and Assess Imminent Suicide Risk More Effectively. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12.

Podcast with Dr. Galynker (40 min) Identifying suicide crisis syndrome (2019)