TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Can treating nightmares prevent suicide? (editorial) JO - Scientific American mind A1 - Carr, Michelle SP - 13 EP - 13 VL - 28 IS - 1 N2 - Nighttime terrors increase suicidal behavior independently of other risk factors. Suicide rates have been rising alarmingly in the U.S. and have reached a 30-year peak of 13 per 100,000 people, according to a 2016 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As psychologists and public health officials scramble to find solutions, Michael Nadorff, a psychologist at Mississippi State University, argues that one treatable risk factor has been hiding in the dark: nightmares. Over the past five years Nadorff's research has shown that nightmares are an important clue to suicide risk among healthy individuals--and that therapy aimed at addressing their nightmares could help save lives...

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