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Mental Health Care in Dentistry: A Trauma Informed Approach to Suicide Prevention

Course Number: 645

References / Additional Resources

  1. Marich J. Trauma’s Physical and Emotional Toll on the Body. Gulf Bend Center. Accessed September 24, 2020.

  2. Robinson L, Smith M, Segal J. Emotional and Psychological Trauma. HelpGuide. February 2020. Accessed September 24, 2020.

  3. Window of Tolerance adapted from Ogden, Minton, & Pain, 2006, p.27, 32; Corrigan, Fisher & Nutt, 2010, p.2.

  4. https://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PDFs/ten[10 Facts About Physician Suicide and Mental Health. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.]( facts about physician suicide.pdf) Accessed September 24, 2020.

  5. Lahoda B. Mental Illness and Suicide in Dental School: Fighting the Stigma. ADA Center for Professional Success. Mental Health Resources. Accessed September 24, 2020.

  6. Alexander RE. Stress-related suicide by dentists and other health care workers. Fact or folklore?. J Am Dent Assoc. 2001;132(6):786-794. doi:10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0278.

  7. Lang R. Stress in Dentistry – It Could Kill You! Oral Health Group.ADA Center for Professional Success. Mental Health Resources. September 1, 2007. Accessed September 24, 2020.

  8. Gawel R. Suicide and Dentistry: Myths, Realities, and Prevention, Dentistry Today. July 2016. Accessed September 24, 2020.

  9. Stone DM, Holland KM, Bartholow B, et al. Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policies, Programs, and Practices. Atlanta, GA. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. October 2017. Accessed September 24, 2020.

  10. Moutier C. Creating a Safety Net: Preventing Physician Suicide. AAMC. September 29, 2016. Accessed September 24, 2020.

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