6016.0: Thursday, October 25, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

Issues in Suicide

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Moderator(s):Matthew Miller, MD, PhD
8:30 AMA detailed examination of suicide in a large metropolitan area
Alan M Smith, MPH, Leslie Upledger Ray, MA, MPPA, Patricia Murrin, MPH, RN, Beth Sise, JD, RN, MSN, Kristin Garrett, MPH, Brian D. Blackbourne, MD
8:45 AMPredictors of violent and suicidal behaviors among teenage students in New Mexico
Lynne Fullerton-Gleason, PhD, Betty Caponera, PhD, Karen Gaylord, ABD
9:00 AMState Plans and Activities to Prevent Suicide among Youth
Lloyd B. Potter, PhD, MPH
9:15 AMDrugs of choice in hospital-admitted suicide attempts: Youth vs. adults
Ted R Miller, PhD, Bruce A. Lawrence, PhD, Monique Sheppard, MS
9:30 AMPrevalence of Firearms Ownership: Measurement, Structure and Trends
Philip Cook, PhD, Deborah Azrael, MS, Matthew Miller, MD, MPH, ScD, David Hemenway, PhD
9:45 AMSuicide among those over the age of 54, 1990-1998
Patti M Akers, MA, Leslie Upledger-Ray, MA, MPPA, Patricia A Murrin, MPH, RN, Barbara M Stepanski, MPH, Alan M Smith, MPH
Sponsor:Injury Control and Emergency Health Services
Cosponsors:School Health Education and Services; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA