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Deconstructing suicide MacArthur Fellow Matthew K. Nock studies why people harm themselves. By Jam IE C h am B E rl I n • Monitor staff S uicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults, yet there are no clear answers to what compels people to take their lives. It’s a question that drives the research of Harvard University psychologist Matthew K. Nock, PhD, who began studying the topic as a Yale clinical psychology doctoral student. Nock worked with violent, suicidal and self-injuring patients at Springfield Psychiatric Hospital in London during a semester abroad. Eager to learn more about what leads to suicidal behavior, Nock scoured the scientific literature for conclusive information on suicide prediction and best treatment approaches. “I realized then that there was a lot we didn’t know about why people hurt themselves,” he says. “I became really motivated to try to do all I can to understand suicide.” DeceMber 2011 • Monitor on psychology 33

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - December 2011

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Willpower Pioneer Wins $100,000 Grawemeyer Prize
Single-Sex Schooling Called Into Question by Prominent Researchers
Maternal Depression Stunts Childhood Growth, Research Suggests
For Boys, Sharing May Seem Like a Waste of Time
Good News for Postdoc Applicants
In Brief
Treatment Guideline Development Now Under Way
Government Relations Update
Psychologist Named Va Mental Health Chief
The Limits of Eyewitness Testimony
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Deconstructing Suicide
Questionnaire
A Focus on Interdisciplinarity
A Time of ‘Enormous Change’
The Science Behind Team Science
Good Science Requires Good Conflict
A New Paradigm of Care
Speaking of Education
Science Directions
New Labels, New Attitudes?
Psychologist Profile
Early Career Psychology
Unintended Consequences
Better Options for Troubled Teens
Saving Lives, One Organ at a Time
New Journal Editors
APA News
Division Spotlight
Guidelines for the Conduct of President-Elect Nominations and Elections
American Psychological Foundation
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011