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7th Edition of Global Conference on
Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health and Psychiatry
October 19-21, 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Suicidal behaviour
Suicidal behaviour
It is a self-inflicted act of wilful self-destruction. Suicide is a symptom of depression and is a major issue. Suicide is typically committed impulsively in times of crisis because of a breakdown in the capability to cope with life difficulties such as financial troubles, marital break-ups, or severe pain and disease. Suicidal behaviour is also highly related to conflict, tragedy, violence, abuse, or loss, as well as a sense of solitude.
Suicides can be avoided by taking the following steps:
- Identify, assess, manage, and follow up on anyone affected by suicidality as soon as possible.
- Restrict access to means of suicide (e.g. pesticides, firearms, certain medications)
- Encourage teenagers' socioemotional life skills.
Committee Members
Nile Stanley
University of North Florida, United States
Ann Marie Leonard Zabel
Curry College, United States
Edie Raether
NeuroShifts and Wings for Wishes Academy, United States GAB 2026 Speakers
Sindu Padmanabhan
Bharathiar University, India
Kayla Albers
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Jorja Jamison
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Andrew Drasen
A Vision of Hope Media, United StatesSubmit your abstract Today
Title : The Storm Within: Neuropsychological Insights into Dysregulation and Substance Use in the Adolescent Brain.
Ann Marie Leonard Zabel, Curry College, United States
Title : Sexualizing anxiety and anxiolytic sex: Misattribution of arousal
Sam Vaknin, CIAPS, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Title : Workplace and occupational mental health: Supporting well-being at work
Sindu Padmanabhan, Bharathiar University, India
Title : Resilience in counseling: Processing grief for the addictions counselor
Kayla Albers, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Title : Resilience in counseling: Processing grief for the addictions counselor
Jorja Jamison, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Title : Identity restoration as a missing variable in relapse prevention
Andrew Drasen, A Vision of Hope Media, United States