Preventing Suicide Goal of New On-Line University

Steubenville, Ohio - December 27, 2002 - American psychiatric researcher Robert Roerich, M.D. debuts a new on-line university to help prevent suicide located at www.roadmind.com.

“Many people with hidden depression fall through the cracks of present mental health assessment. Relationships suffer, work days are lost, and social isolation can occur resulting in suicide, the most preventable form of death in the world,” Roerich stated.

Roadmind University is distinct from other on-line universities in that access is free to the public with the goal of helping people understand their mental imagery to reveal their hidden emotions and life conflicts.

A PowerPoint presentation entitled, “The Road Interview” asks a participant to describe what they see on an imaginary journey. By tapping into the unconscious in Freudian fashion, “The Road Interview” answer segment provides an interpretation of the participant’s answers by explaining what that person’s mental imagery means. The results are immediate and candid.

Psychologist Stefan C. Lita has statistically validated Dr. Roerich’s work in a pilot study performed in Romania.

Dr.Roerich’s suicide prevention mental imagery research was made possible with the collaboration of Romanian Government Psychologists who recently provided statistical validation of the Road Interview at two national conferences held in Romania in September 2002.

“The Romanian Psychologists tell me that this is the first time that a Freudian-based psychological test has been statistically validated, but more importantly, they are impressed with the immediate and powerful insight gained into a person’s mind using my method,” Roerich noted.

“My work is already being used in Romania to prevent suicide in the police and military,” Roerich stated. “Hopefully American mental health professionals will become aware of this new psychological interview in order to help people now.”

Dr. Roerich’s book, “Why You Feel How You Feel”, has been published in Romania for official use there in preventing suicide. More information is available on the Internet at www.roadmind.com.