Ronald William Maris Forensic Suicdologist
Dr. Maris operates a Suicide Center that was opened in 1986. Dr. Maris and his associates offer investigation, testimony, and expertise on the following subjects: suicides and homicides, suicide attempts, risk assessment and risk factors, medical and psychological malpractice, jail and prison suicides, and hospital suicides. Dr. Maris has a quote that he stated in his landmark work Pathways to Suicide: A Survey of Self-Destructive Behaviours in
1981“Suicide is not simply a reaction to a time-limited crisis, but involves the individual's entire life experience, including his sociocultural milieu” (Sveticic, & De Leo, 2012). Over three decades ago Dr. Maris released his theory on suicide and it remains the most comprehensive…show more content… According to Dr. Maris from work he had done on
Suicide he explains suicide as “Suicide is a multidimensional concomitant of psychiatric diagnoses, especially mood disorders, and is complex in both its causation and in the treatment of those at risk” (Maris, 2002). He also states that the most common reason for suicide is having less serotonin in the brain (Maris, 2002).
With Dr. Maris being the operator of a suicide center then the choices in alternate care is a good
Idea, such as art therapy, dance therapy and music therapy. This being said with it being a suicide center Dr. Maris could set of these programs so that the patients could try different activities that they like so in turn it makes them choose something that inspires them rather than wanting to take their own life. Stephen M. Taylor
Licensed, practicing, quadruple-board certified general, child/adolescent and addiction
