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Wayward Thoughts
Author(s)Susan J. Noonan, MD, MPH
When deep, emotional pain exceeds logic, suicidal thoughts come to fruition.
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Susan J. Noonan, MD, MPH, talks about signs of suicide and how to help the person in need.
Dr Noonan is a physician consultant and Certified Peer Specialist in the Department of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the author of four books and a blog on managing depression, most recently
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