Monthly Archives: September 2014

World Suicide Prevention Day

Dr. Colman was recently the keynote speaker for an event hosted by the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2014. At the event, 117 attendees heard Dr. Colman speak about public health approaches to suicide prevention, … Continue reading

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APEAL student awarded

APEAL lab members made an impressive showing at the annual scientific symposium of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology in Toronto. Dr. Ian Colman gave a presentation on ‘Factors associated with consistency in adult reporting of childhood traumatic events’, PhD … Continue reading

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APEAL research on the international stage

  MSc student Jen Dykxhoorn had the opportunity to visit beautiful Tallin, Estonia to attend the European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour in August. She presented part of her Masters research entitled “Early life predictors of adolescent suicidal thoughts.” … Continue reading

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APEAL lab research in print

A new paper from the APEAL lab looking at the prediction of self-harm during the first six months in prison was recently published in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. The paper titled, ‘The predictive validity of the Depression … Continue reading

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