Sleep and Appetite as Risk Markers for Suicidality in a Cross-National Cohort of Suicidal Patients
2017 Linked Standard Research Grant
Amount Awarded: $299,394
Focus Area: Psychosocial Studies
Phillipe Courtet, M.D., Ph.D.
Université de Montpellier (France)
Enrique Baca-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
Fundación Jimenez Diaz
Inside the Research
Question: Do changes in sleep and appetite signal suicide risk?
Strategy: Using an international network, assess 1,000 people who made a suicide attempt using ecological momentary analysis (EMA) on a smartphone to monitor sleep, appetite, suicidal ideation, and mental health.
Impact: New method and markers for suicide risk assessment.
Strategy: Using an international network, assess 1,000 people who made a suicide attempt using ecological momentary analysis (EMA) on a smartphone to monitor sleep, appetite, suicidal ideation, and mental health.
Impact: New method and markers for suicide risk assessment.