Mark Kaplan

Dec 25, 2024 | mdpi.com | Mark Kaplan

1. Risk and Protective Factors of SuicideYoung adults aged 18–26 are faced with unique developmental, social, and economic challenges, yet they are often categorized as either adolescents or adults in policy, program development, and research [1]. This underscores the need for more targeted efforts focused specifically on young adults.

Nov 22, 2023 | ajpmonline.org | Kawon Kim |Jürgen Rehm |Technische Universität Dresden |Mark Kaplan

Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Ursula Franklin St., Toronto ON, Canada M5S 2S1 Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St., Toronto ON, Canada M5T 1R8 Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College St., Toronto ON, Canada M5T 1R8 Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto ON, Canada M5S 1A8 Dalla Lana School of Public...

Nov 16, 2023 | medium.com | Mark Kaplan

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) Werner Herzog.

Nov 10, 2023 | medium.com | Mark Kaplan

Every master filmmaker and artist I have personally met had what I call the presence of lived creative inquiry.* From Alfred Hitchcock to Anthony Hopkins, these artists all looked deep into my eyes with full presence, and I felt as though they were attempting to deeply witness and study me, our interaction and all aspects of the moment we were sharing in...very much like all the mystics and shamans I have met.

Mar 29, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Shannon Lange |Huan Jiang |Mark Kaplan |Kawon Kim

Key PointsQuestion  Does the probability of using a firearm as the method of suicide increase as the amount of alcohol consumed increases? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of 58 095 suicide decedents, the probability of a firearm-involved suicide increased as blood alcohol concentration increased until the blood alcohol level reached approximately 0.40 g/dL for male decedents and approximately 0.30 g/dL for female decedents, at which point the probability started to decrease.