Research / Funded grants
2014 Young Investigator
Exploring Shame as a Mechanism for Co-Occurring Substance Use and Suicide
Amy Cameron, Ph.D.
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Mentor: Ivan Miller, Ph.D., Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Amount awarded
$85,000 Focus area
Psychosocial Awarded
2014
$85,000 Focus area
Psychosocial Awarded
2014
Inside the Research
Question: What is the role of substance use-related shame in adult suicidal behavior?
Strategy: Manipulate the instruction for the implicit association to include control, accept with self-compassion, or no instruction, and test the association between shame and suicidal behavior.
Impact: Advance the development of interventions for people with substance use and suicidal behavior.
Strategy: Manipulate the instruction for the implicit association to include control, accept with self-compassion, or no instruction, and test the association between shame and suicidal behavior.
Impact: Advance the development of interventions for people with substance use and suicidal behavior.
This study is underway
Findings will be published here as the research progresses. to hear when they’re available.
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