Why People Die By Suicide

PRLog (Press Release) – May 01, 2008 – Dr. Thomas Joiner will be a guest on Your Mental Health Talk Radio with host Jacqueline Foreman discussing his book Why People Die By Suicide on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 6 PM EST/ 3 PM PST live at www.blogtalkradio.com/yourmentalhealth

Dr. Joiner went to college at Princeton and received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Distinguished Research Professor and The Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology, and Director, University Psychology Clinic, in the Department of Psychology at the Florida State University in Tallahassee,
Florida.

Dr. Joiner's work is on the psychology, neurobiology, and treatment of suicidal behavior, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Author of over 360 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Joiner was recently awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship. He was elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and received the Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Shakow Award for Early Career Achievement from the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the Shneidman Award for excellence in suicide research from the American Association of Suicidology, and the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions from the American Psychological Association, as well as research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and various foundations.

He is editor of APA's Clinician's Research Digest and incoming editor of the Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology. He is author of 13 books, including Why People Die By Suicide which was published by Harvard University Press in 2005.

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, go to your nearest emergency room or contact The National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-273-TALK.