Identifying a Potential New Risk Factor for Youth Suicide | A Conversation with Paul D. Tieger

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Melissa Bottorff-Arey discusses new research on the link between personality types and youth suicide risk with Paul D. Tieger.

Click to Send a Text or Voicemail to Melissa In this brief but so important Bonus "Mini-sode", Melissa sits down with internationally recognized personality expert and author Paul D. Tieger to discuss groundbreaking new research exploring a possible connection between inborn personality type and increased suicide risk in young people. Take the Survey: CLICK HERE TO TAKE SURVEY This first-of-its-kind study is seeking participation specifically from parents who have lost a child to suicide. Th...

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Bottorff-Arey

Guest: Paul D. Tieger

Topics covered

• youth suicide
• personality type
• mental health
• research
• risk factors

Keywords

• youth suicide
• personality type
• mental health
• risk factors
• research

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