Spring 2027

Psychology of Suicide

Theoretical and research framework for understanding suicide, covering myths, assessment, intervention, prevention, bereavement, ethical/legal issues, and affected populations.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Zubin DeVitre

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 82.9% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply and integrate knowledge from the course, including theory and research, to explain why people attempt and die from suicide

  • Use current, precise, and respectful suicide-related terminology

  • Analyze a scenario to recognize individuals at risk for suicide, and know how to respond appropriately and respectfully

  • Identify populations disproportionately affected by suicide, and describe some contributing factors

  • Describe evidence-based suicide prevention and treatment approaches

  • Evaluate the impact of suicide at the individual/familial, societal, and global levels

  • Evaluate some of the ethical and legal issues related to suicide and suicide prevention

  • Critically evaluate and discuss major issues and controversies within the field, and identify gaps in research

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
COUNPSY 371

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 82.9% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ZUBIN DEVITRE is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 82.9% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Common myths related to suicide and research challenging those myths; suicide assessment, intervention, and prevention strategies.
  • Suicide bereavement, ethical and legal issues, and experiences of populations disproportionately affected by suicide.

Skills

  • Recognize individuals at risk for suicide and respond appropriately in scenarios.
  • Describe evidence-based suicide prevention and treatment approaches.
  • Evaluate ethical and legal issues related to suicide and prevention.

Grades

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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COUNPSY 371 · Spring 2027

Psychology of Suicide

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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