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Traumatic Brain Injury, Substance Use Disorder, & Suicide

Starting with a background on suicide and the connection to traumatic brain injury (TBI), this presentation explores the relationship between suicide, TBI, and co-morbid substance use. After presenting some research-based findings, the speaker concludes with a discussion of the brain mechanisms that may mediate this relationship. 

 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Provide a background on suicide and the connection to TBI
  2. Explore the relationship between TBI, suicide, and substance use
  3. Comment on mechanisms for this tri-directional relationship
 

Presenter Information:

Dr. Peters is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. An active clinician, teacher, and researcher, Dr. Peters sees patients in the Acquired Brain Injury Clinic and Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview. He has been internationally recognized for his research work and has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center. His research focuses on cognitive and other neuropsychiatric symptoms following traumatic brain injury with a specific focus on traumatic brain injury in older adults.

This product is a collaboration between Mid-America and Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)

 

Traumatic Brain Injury Substance Use Disorder and Suicide

Published
April 15, 2021
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