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Check out this new article from University of Pittsburgh researcher Brian Thoma and colleagues.

Read the full article here: https://psychiatry.pitt.edu/jama-network-open-risk-suicidal-behavior-after-psychiatric-hospitalization-among-s*xual-and-gender

They found that LGBTQ+ patients are at higher risk of suicidal behavior in the year following hospitalization compared to cisgender and straight patients. For patients who identified as le***an, gay, bis*xual, or q***r, this risk was related to their risk of suicidal behavior when they began hospitalization. For patients whose gender identity was different from their s*x assigned at birth, this risk was NOT related to their risk of suicidal behavior when they began hospitalization.

This study matches previous research that shows that LGBTQ+ patients are at a higher risk of suicidal behavior. However, the year following psychiatric hospitalization is a vulnerable time for LGBTQ+ patients, especially those who are transgender. Offering validating treatment during hospitalization and connecting patients to supportive resources after hospitalization may lower this risk.

We are honored to have received University of Pittsburgh's Momentum Funds grant! Thank you to the Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh for the write-up about this project, which launches this summer.

Read more to learn about how we're using machine learning and human-centered design to learn more about how marginalized youth communicate having feelings of loneliness and isolation on social media. And stay tuned for how to get more involved in the two-year study!

César Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD; Nadine Melhem, PhD; Marta Peciña, MD, PhD; & Collaborators Receive Pitt Momentum Fund Award A team of investigators from Pitt Psychiatry, César Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD; Nadine Melhem, PhD; and Marta Peciña, MD, PhD, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Education, Public Health, and Arts and Sciences, have received a University of Pittsburgh Momentu...