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KEN ORVIDAS: SUICIDE RISK

February 29, 2012

Ken Orvidas used a combination of color, imagery and symbolism to convey the violent despondence of suicide in this cover illustration for Current Psychiatry magazine. Guns remain the most common method of completed suicide in all age groups.

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In over 90% of completed suicides, the decedent had been diagnosed with at least one psychiatric disorder. By far, the most common illness was major depressive disorder; Ken’s illustration approach is decidedly subtle, dark and moody with the emphasis on contemplation.

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