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A Multi-System Approach To Help Prevent Teen Suicide In The Upper Valley: A Focus On The Lgbtq Community, Charlotte V. Hastings
A Multi-System Approach To Help Prevent Teen Suicide In The Upper Valley: A Focus On The Lgbtq Community, Charlotte V. Hastings
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
LGBTQ adolescents are at much greater risk of committing suicide as compared to their straight and cisgender peers. This project focused on connecting various community organizations working on teen suicide and compiling a list of resources so that primary care providers might play a more pivotal role in providing mental health support to the Upper Valley’s LGBTQ teens.
Identifying Depression In The Elderly, Gayathri Prabhakar
Identifying Depression In The Elderly, Gayathri Prabhakar
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Depression among the elderly is significantly under-diagnosed and inadequately treated. With Vermont's rapidly aging population, particularly in Addison County, increased diagnosis and treatment, whether behavioral or pharmacological, will lead to increased quality of life for aging individuals and their caretakers. This study aimed to increase patient education about the signs of depression as well as available community resources available to help this patient population.