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Nicole Heilbron

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
3527, 2608 Erwin Road, Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705
3527, 2608 Erwin Road, Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705

Featured Works


Evaluating the predictive validity of suicidal intent and medical lethality in youth.

Journal article J Consult Clin Psychol · April 2012 Featured Work OBJECTIVES: To examine whether suicidal intent and medical lethality of past suicide attempts are predictive of future attempts, the association between intent and lethality, and the consistency of these characteristics across repeated attempts among youth ... Full text Link to item Cite

The functions of nonsuicidal self-injury: support for cognitive-affective regulation and opponent processes from a novel psychophysiological paradigm.

Journal article J Abnorm Psychol · November 2010 Featured Work Although research on the reasons for engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has increased dramatically in the last few years, there are still many aspects of this pernicious behavior that are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to addres ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Problematic Label of Suicide Gesture: Alternatives for Clinical Research and Practice.

Journal article Prof Psychol Res Pr · June 1, 2010 Featured Work Historically, certain terms used to describe psychopathology have evolved over time due to changing social and political contexts. This paper explores the importance of a clear and consistent language for characterizing suicide-related behaviors with a par ... Full text Link to item Cite

A review and reconceptualization of social aggression: adaptive and maladaptive correlates.

Journal article Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev · December 2008 Featured Work The emergence of a research literature exploring parallels between physical and nonphysical (i.e., social, relational, indirect) forms of aggression has raised many questions about the developmental effects of aggressive behavior on psychological functioni ... Full text Link to item Cite