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Tag: Matthew Nock
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Nation & World
Seizing the chance to stop a suicide
New Harvard-MGH initiative to provide caregivers with lab-tested tools for identifying, treating those most at risk.
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Tracking rapidly changing patterns of suicidal thought
Smartphones enabled researchers to capture shifts multiple times a day, gathering data that could help guide more effective prevention.
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Nation & World
Rewarding remarkable studies
The annual awards created through a gift from James A. Star ’83 fund research unlikely to be funded through other programs — risky studies with the potential to contribute to radical new understandings of our world.
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Nation & World
What do we know about suicide? Not nearly enough
Despite decades of research aimed at understanding suicide, scientists are no better at predicting self-harm than they were a half-century ago.
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Nation & World
Against suicide, a century of little progress
Matthew Nock, a psychology professor, talked to the Gazette about a recent federal report showing a sharp rise in suicide in the United States.
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Nation & World
Writing as discovery
Professor Jill Lepore delivered the third and final presentation in Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds’ book talks in the Widener Library rotunda. The series was designed to bring students and faculty together outside of the classroom.
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Nation & World
Traveling different paths
Twenty students who were chosen by lottery to join Professor Matthew Nock and Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds at her house for a “fireside chat.” The event was the second in a new series meant to connect undergraduates with faculty members in an open, informal, and welcoming atmosphere.
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Nation & World
Q&A with Matthew Nock
Professor of Psychology Matthew Nock is the author of a new paper, co-authored with other Harvard faculty, which examines suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents. In a recent conversation with the Gazette, Nock discussed his research, and the resources available at Harvard for students and others in the community.
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Nation & World
A fireside chat with the dean
Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds hosted a fireside chat at her home with Professor Henry Louis Gates and about 25 student participants who had been selected through a lottery system. The chat was part of a series of events designed to foster interaction between undergraduates and faculty outside the classroom.
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Nation & World
Figuring out suicidal behavior
Matthew Nock is a new professor of psychology at Harvard who uses scientific research to try to determine which medical treatments help to prevent suicide.
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Nation & World
Warnings of suicidal intent
Two powerful new tests developed by Harvard psychologists show great promise in predicting patients’ risk of attempting suicide, researchers say. These tests may help clinicians to overcome their reliance on…
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Nation & World
FAS names four full professors for 2010-11
The following faculty members have been named full professors with tenure in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: David Charbonneau, Matthew Nock, James M. Snyder Jr., and Malika Zeghal.