Previous work on suicidal ideation and its risk factors with long periods of time (e.g., years, months) between measurements, precluding any understanding of how suicide risk operates in everyday life. We use new technologies like smartphones and wearable biosensors to measure suicidal thoughts as they unfold in real-time, and assess the contextual factors associated with suicide risk and resilience as they actually occur.
Our current work involves using technologies like smartphones and wearable biosensors in a variety of applications. One current study uses wearable biosensors to detect distress associated with suicide risk among adolescent inpatients. Another study involves using smartphones to deliver suicide risk reduction interventions to suicidal adult inpatients.
