Laura M Frey
Biographic Data
| ID | 229095 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura M Frey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura M |
| FAMILY NAME | Frey |
| SIGNATURE | FREY L M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisville |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7609-5064 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Missing Link in Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Suicide is a major public health issue, and social workers are likely to work with people affected by suicide, regardless of the setting. While previous calls have urged the need for more educational content on suicide for graduate-level social work students, we contend that the undergraduate social work curriculum should also include content on suicide prevention and intervention. As the initial qualifying level for social work practice in many …
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Homelessness
Youth experiencing homelessness have often also been exposed to childhood trauma or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Aims: More information is needed to determine the prevalence and impact of ACEs in youth experiencing homelessness who have also been trafficked for sex with the goal of developing services informed by this knowledge. The present study examines ACEs and sex trafficking in a convenience sample of 119 youths experiencing homeles…
Unpacking the Meaning of Closeness, Reconsidering the Concept of Impact in Suicide Exposure, and Expanding Beyond Bereavement
Suicide exposure research has relied on samples of treatment-seeking kin, resulting in an attachment-based model centering bereavement as the most significant form of impact and obscuring other forms of significant and life-altering impact. From a community-based sample ( N = 3010) exposed to suicide, we examine a subset ( n = 104) with perceived high impact from the death yet low reported closeness to the person who died and analyze qualitative …
A safe bet? Transgender and gender diverse experiences with inclusive therapists
Historically, the global mental health system has pathologized transgender and gender diverse (TGD) identities, imposing spurious diagnoses and nocuous "cures." Recently, the World Health Organization declassified "transgender" as a mental health disorder, and psychological organizations have acknowledged the harmful practice of conversion therapy and other culturally inept interventions. Some practitioners have begun to advertise their therapeut…
« Appartenances coloniales ». Les répercussions du traité de Versailles sur le statut juridique des Allemands noirs et de leurs familles entre les deux guerres
Mit dem Friedensvertrag von Versailles wurden die ehemaligen deutschen Schutzgebiete unter Mandatsherrschaft des Völkerbunds gestellt. Frankreich, Großbritannien und Südafrika übernahmen das Mandat für die ehemaligen deutschen Kolonien auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent. Die Bevölkerung in diesen Gebieten wurde unter „diplomatischen Schutz“ besagter Staaten gestellt. Was dies in der Praxis bedeutete, wurde jedoch nicht weiter definiert. Wie der Arti…
What’s in a word? Clarifying terminology on suicide-related communication
Efforts to clarify suicide terminology fail to address nuances in suicide-related communication, often relying on poorly-defined terms or implying communication exists primarily as manipulation. In the present paper, we review examples from existing literature and explore how personal suicide-related communication differs from prevention and exposure communication. We also separate definitions for five common types of personal-suicide-related com…
Recipients of Suicide-Related Disclosure
It is important to explore factors that could help or hinder one's wellbeing following a suicide attempt, which could yield not only negative consequences but also posttraumatic growth (PTG; positive changes following a traumatic event). The present study used a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) to test the relationship between disclosure, PTG, and posttraumatic depreciation among suicide attempt survivors when controlling for time si…
Are the “Right” People Selected for First Disclosures About Suicidal Thoughts? Exploring What We Know About Advance Care Planning in the Context of Safety Planning
Exploring suicide-related disclosure motivation and the impact on mechanisms linked to suicide
Suicide-related disclosure enables improved risk management but disclosure motivations are understudied. This study identified reasons for and against disclosing suicidal thoughts and examined their link to future disclosure and interpersonal needs among 44 people receiving psychiatric care. The most endorsed reasons for disclosure (approach-motivations) included help-seeking, shared background, and catharsis. The most endorsed reasons against di…
Youth Experiences Survey (YES)
In the United States, sex trafficking victims have been identified at ages across the lifespan but young persons (under age 25) have been found to have unique vulnerabilities. At-risk youth, such as those who run away from home or those experiencing homelessness, are also at an increased risk of sexual exploitation. To better understand the scope and complexity of sex trafficking among these at-risk youth, a convenience sample of 131 homeless you…
Exploring lived experience in gender and sexual minority suicide attempt survivors
Gender and sexual minorities (GSM) are at a higher risk for victimization, discrimination, and emotional distress. GSM also face unique stressors that contribute to negative mental health outcomes, such as family and interpersonal rejection, ostracism and isolation, and internalized gender and sexual stigma. Suicide attempt survivors often experience similar stigma and isolation after an attempt. However, little is known about the specific experi…
Where Is Family Science in Suicide Prevention and Intervention? Theoretical Applications for a Systemic Perspective
Researchers have primarily examined suicide as an individual phenomenon, yet family scientists who view suicide as a family experience use multiple perspectives for examining the role of families after suicidal ideation or a nonfatal attempt. This article explores how prominent suicide theories can be used to conceptualize a family's role in suicide experiences. Three theories utilized by family scientists—human ecological theory, family systems …
Risk for Suicide and the Role of Family
Limited research exists that examines the contribution of family factors to the development and treatment of suicide. Although suicidal behavior occurs within an individual, the context in which it occurs can add necessary insights for understanding and preventing suicide. In this article, the existing literature on the family's psychosocial role in the development of suicidal behavior is reviewed. Additionally, a review of the limited research o…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Attachment, and Intimate Partner Violence in a Military Sample
Contemporary military service members and their families face unique stressors that impact the quality of romantic relationships. With divorce rates among military couples on the rise, the authors focused on the relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder, intimate partner violence, and attachment style. Subjects consisted of 20 heterosexual couples, where the male was the service member. Researchers used a series of path models to determ…
Alpha Asymmetry in Female Military Spouses Following Deployment
In the present investigation the authors incorporate a social/affective neuroscience approach to assess the relationship between deployment and electrical brain activity of women married to service members. In particular, the researchers examined influences associated with alpha asymmetry over the frontal cortex. Results suggest that length of time since returning from deployment and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder are associated with g…
Youth Experiences Survey (YES)
In the United States, sex trafficking victims have been identified at ages across the lifespan but young persons (under age 25) have been found to have unique vulnerabilities. At-risk youth, such as those who run away from home or those experiencing homelessness, are also at an increased risk of sexual exploitation. To better understand the scope and complexity of sex trafficking among these at-risk youth, a convenience sample of 131 homeless you…
Risk for Suicide and the Role of Family
Limited research exists that examines the contribution of family factors to the development and treatment of suicide. Although suicidal behavior occurs within an individual, the context in which it occurs can add necessary insights for understanding and preventing suicide. In this article, the existing literature on the family's psychosocial role in the development of suicidal behavior is reviewed. Additionally, a review of the limited research o…
Exploring suicide-related disclosure motivation and the impact on mechanisms linked to suicide
Suicide-related disclosure enables improved risk management but disclosure motivations are understudied. This study identified reasons for and against disclosing suicidal thoughts and examined their link to future disclosure and interpersonal needs among 44 people receiving psychiatric care. The most endorsed reasons for disclosure (approach-motivations) included help-seeking, shared background, and catharsis. The most endorsed reasons against di…
Where Is Family Science in Suicide Prevention and Intervention? Theoretical Applications for a Systemic Perspective
Researchers have primarily examined suicide as an individual phenomenon, yet family scientists who view suicide as a family experience use multiple perspectives for examining the role of families after suicidal ideation or a nonfatal attempt. This article explores how prominent suicide theories can be used to conceptualize a family's role in suicide experiences. Three theories utilized by family scientists—human ecological theory, family systems …
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Attachment, and Intimate Partner Violence in a Military Sample
Contemporary military service members and their families face unique stressors that impact the quality of romantic relationships. With divorce rates among military couples on the rise, the authors focused on the relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder, intimate partner violence, and attachment style. Subjects consisted of 20 heterosexual couples, where the male was the service member. Researchers used a series of path models to determ…
Alpha Asymmetry in Female Military Spouses Following Deployment
In the present investigation the authors incorporate a social/affective neuroscience approach to assess the relationship between deployment and electrical brain activity of women married to service members. In particular, the researchers examined influences associated with alpha asymmetry over the frontal cortex. Results suggest that length of time since returning from deployment and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder are associated with g…
Risk for Suicide and the Role of Family
Limited research exists that examines the contribution of family factors to the development and treatment of suicide. Although suicidal behavior occurs within an individual, the context in which it occurs can add necessary insights for understanding and preventing suicide. In this article, the existing literature on the family's psychosocial role in the development of suicidal behavior is reviewed. Additionally, a review of the limited research o…
Where Is Family Science in Suicide Prevention and Intervention? Theoretical Applications for a Systemic Perspective
Researchers have primarily examined suicide as an individual phenomenon, yet family scientists who view suicide as a family experience use multiple perspectives for examining the role of families after suicidal ideation or a nonfatal attempt. This article explores how prominent suicide theories can be used to conceptualize a family's role in suicide experiences. Three theories utilized by family scientists—human ecological theory, family systems …
Exploring suicide-related disclosure motivation and the impact on mechanisms linked to suicide
Suicide-related disclosure enables improved risk management but disclosure motivations are understudied. This study identified reasons for and against disclosing suicidal thoughts and examined their link to future disclosure and interpersonal needs among 44 people receiving psychiatric care. The most endorsed reasons for disclosure (approach-motivations) included help-seeking, shared background, and catharsis. The most endorsed reasons against di…
Youth Experiences Survey (YES)
In the United States, sex trafficking victims have been identified at ages across the lifespan but young persons (under age 25) have been found to have unique vulnerabilities. At-risk youth, such as those who run away from home or those experiencing homelessness, are also at an increased risk of sexual exploitation. To better understand the scope and complexity of sex trafficking among these at-risk youth, a convenience sample of 131 homeless you…
Exploring lived experience in gender and sexual minority suicide attempt survivors
Gender and sexual minorities (GSM) are at a higher risk for victimization, discrimination, and emotional distress. GSM also face unique stressors that contribute to negative mental health outcomes, such as family and interpersonal rejection, ostracism and isolation, and internalized gender and sexual stigma. Suicide attempt survivors often experience similar stigma and isolation after an attempt. However, little is known about the specific experi…
Recipients of Suicide-Related Disclosure
It is important to explore factors that could help or hinder one's wellbeing following a suicide attempt, which could yield not only negative consequences but also posttraumatic growth (PTG; positive changes following a traumatic event). The present study used a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) to test the relationship between disclosure, PTG, and posttraumatic depreciation among suicide attempt survivors when controlling for time si…
Are the “Right” People Selected for First Disclosures About Suicidal Thoughts? Exploring What We Know About Advance Care Planning in the Context of Safety Planning
« Appartenances coloniales ». Les répercussions du traité de Versailles sur le statut juridique des Allemands noirs et de leurs familles entre les deux guerres
Mit dem Friedensvertrag von Versailles wurden die ehemaligen deutschen Schutzgebiete unter Mandatsherrschaft des Völkerbunds gestellt. Frankreich, Großbritannien und Südafrika übernahmen das Mandat für die ehemaligen deutschen Kolonien auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent. Die Bevölkerung in diesen Gebieten wurde unter „diplomatischen Schutz“ besagter Staaten gestellt. Was dies in der Praxis bedeutete, wurde jedoch nicht weiter definiert. Wie der Arti…
What’s in a word? Clarifying terminology on suicide-related communication
Efforts to clarify suicide terminology fail to address nuances in suicide-related communication, often relying on poorly-defined terms or implying communication exists primarily as manipulation. In the present paper, we review examples from existing literature and explore how personal suicide-related communication differs from prevention and exposure communication. We also separate definitions for five common types of personal-suicide-related com…
A safe bet? Transgender and gender diverse experiences with inclusive therapists
Historically, the global mental health system has pathologized transgender and gender diverse (TGD) identities, imposing spurious diagnoses and nocuous "cures." Recently, the World Health Organization declassified "transgender" as a mental health disorder, and psychological organizations have acknowledged the harmful practice of conversion therapy and other culturally inept interventions. Some practitioners have begun to advertise their therapeut…
Unpacking the Meaning of Closeness, Reconsidering the Concept of Impact in Suicide Exposure, and Expanding Beyond Bereavement
Suicide exposure research has relied on samples of treatment-seeking kin, resulting in an attachment-based model centering bereavement as the most significant form of impact and obscuring other forms of significant and life-altering impact. From a community-based sample ( N = 3010) exposed to suicide, we examine a subset ( n = 104) with perceived high impact from the death yet low reported closeness to the person who died and analyze qualitative …
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Homelessness
Youth experiencing homelessness have often also been exposed to childhood trauma or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Aims: More information is needed to determine the prevalence and impact of ACEs in youth experiencing homelessness who have also been trafficked for sex with the goal of developing services informed by this knowledge. The present study examines ACEs and sex trafficking in a convenience sample of 119 youths experiencing homeles…
A Missing Link in Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Suicide is a major public health issue, and social workers are likely to work with people affected by suicide, regardless of the setting. While previous calls have urged the need for more educational content on suicide for graduate-level social work students, we contend that the undergraduate social work curriculum should also include content on suicide prevention and intervention. As the initial qualifying level for social work practice in many …
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Poison control (10 works) · Suicide prevention (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Medical emergency (8 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)