Dr. Tanner Bommersbach (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health) and Dr. Greg Rhee (University of Connecticut and Yale University School of Medicine) join AJP Audio to discuss estimating national trends in suicidal ideation and attempts in high school students with and without accompanying high-risk behaviors. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the rest of the July issue of the Journal.

00:07 Bommersbach and Rhee interview
00:36 Trends in suicide among high school students in the US
02:49 Variation in rates based on gender, racial identity, and sexuality
03:50 Did the rates increase during the COVID-19 pandemic?
04:14 Lessons to be learned from COVID?
05:23 Behavior risk factors
06:33 Clinical implications
08:19 Inflections in risk factors due to the pandemic?
08:52 Limitations
09:32 Future research
10:16 Kalin interview
10:31 Bommersbach et al.
14:20 Müller et al.
18:54 Ahn et al.
21:47 McCabe et al.

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July 2025: National Trends in Suicidal Thoughts and Suicide Attempts Among High School Students in the United States

American Journal of Psychiatry Audio