2025 | As chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hears countless stories of desperation and pain every day from those who have lost loved ones as a result of a self-inflicted death With her authoritative approach and calm demeanor Moutier surprised many of those attending a recent public forum by admitting to once having suicidal thoughts of her own “I had my own mental health crisis when I was in medical school; I was living with a life-threatening mental illness and not talking to anyone about it,” said Moutier at the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Update organized by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute and held April 10 at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock Moutier shared her story with the audience during an engaging discussion led by Laura Dunn chair of the Department of Psychiatry and director of the Psychiatric Research Institute a colleague convinced Moutier to seek help from a counselor who helped her overcome her struggles Since earning her medical degree and training in psychiatry at the University of California at San Diego Moutier has been a practicing psychiatrist a professor of psychiatry at the university and medical director of the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at the VA Medical Center in La Jolla She’s also authored a clinical suicide prevention handbook and numerous articles and book chapters for medical and general audiences One of the best ways to address suicide is simply talking about it whose organization sponsors the Out of the Darkness Walks a series of fundraisers offering supporters the opportunity to raise awareness about suicide by sharing their stories That’s just one way we can destigmatize suicide,” she said Another way is to form partnerships with organizations that are heavily impacted by suicide who related a project initiated last year between the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the international construction and engineering firm Bechtel Construction workers have one of the nation’s highest rates of suicide which led to a $7 million commitment from Bechtel to fund a coalition aimed at reaching the 500,000 workers in the industry Moutier also challenged the audience to rethink the language used to discuss suicide “The phrase ‘commit suicide’ implies committing a crime or committing some kind of morally reprehensible act,” she explained “We don’t say ‘commits cancer,’ and suicide is every bit the health issue that cancer and heart disease and other complex health outcomes are.” talks about Arkansas’ maternal mortality rate which is one of the highest in the United States.Tim Taylor Three members of the Department of Psychiatry faculty presented about suicidal behavior patterns found among specific demographics pointing out that suicide is the second leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 10 and 24 they want their pain to end,” said Wilburn feelings of hopelessness or aggression and social withdrawal are warning signs that a young person may be considering taking their life Talking to them about these indicators is the first step in preventing self-harm “There is a fear that if we talk about (suicide) but research shows the opposite,” she said director of the Behavioral Health Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System said easy access to firearms and excess medications contribute to the alarming rate of suicide among veterans With an average of 17.6 veterans ending their lives every day in the U.S. the need for early intervention becomes increasingly important She said one way to identify possible suicide threats is Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health — Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET) a program established in 2017 that analyzes existing data from veterans’ health records to identify those at a statistically elevated risk for suicide Another is a program that Landes helped implement in a variety of VA settings caring messages to veterans at risk of suicide the Veterans Crisis Line sent cards out to over 100,000 veterans,” she said the medical director of the Psychiatric Research Institute’s inpatient units substance use disorders and domestic violence for Arkansas’ disturbing maternal mortality rate which is one of the highest in the United States “Women experiencing intimate partner violence are three times more likely to attempt suicide,” said Coker adding that routine mental health screenings and crisis support for new mothers could significantly contribute to improving maternal survival rates across the state “Maternal suicide is a preventable problem.” which was funded by a UAMS Chancellor’s Circle award included a panel discussion that featured Jacqueline Sharp Arkansas area director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; Aresh Assadi director of counseling services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Joshua Gonzales of the Arkansas Crisis Center; Priscilla Buffington the suicide prevention program coordinator for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System; and Rebecca Pittillo president of Arkansas Blue Cross/Blue Shield’s Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas © 2025 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is taking action against one of the state’s most urgent public health challenges by hosting a forum dedicated to suicide prevention and awareness The initiative aims to equip attendees with potentially life-saving knowledge and strategies the chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be on hand for the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Update on April 10 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m at the Central Arkansas Library System’s Ron Robinson Theater Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the critical nature of this effort Suicide ranks among the top nine leading causes of death for Americans ages 10 to 64 with an especially devastating impact on young people —serving as the second leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 14 and 25 to 34 Arkansas lost an estimated 547 residents to suicide presented at the White House and National Academy of Sciences and provided Congressional briefings on suicide prevention the business community and members of the public will offer knowledge and resources designed to support individuals at risk for suicide The event is sponsored by a Chancellor’s Circle Award from UAMS with support from the Chancellor’s Circle Award to host this important event focused on suicide prevention,” said Laura Dunn the director of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute and chair of the Department of Psychiatry “Our speakers and panelists will provide their expertise and highlight the latest updates on suicide prevention with a particular focus on how we can best help Arkansans.” Several UAMS faculty from the Department of Psychiatry will take part in the forum will discuss suicide and maternal mental health while Elissa Wilburn will give talks on efforts to prevent suicide among adolescents and veterans A panel discussion will also be held, with local providers discussing their work in the field of suicide prevention. There is no cost to attend the event, but pre-registration is necessary. To register for the event, visit https://psychiatry.uams.edu/patients-and-visitors/arkansas-suicide-prevention-update/ each with different personalities and located at diverse heights They are all connected thanks to regular free shuttle services in the winter and the summer Courchevel is also part of the Three Valleys ski area linked to Val Thorens and Méribel via Moutiers In the winter Courchevel has a free bus service which connects Courchevel 1300 to 1550 running every 30 minutes from 07:00 until 02:00 the next morning Saint-Bon and Bozel into all four of the Courchevel areas the service runs every hour from 08:30 to 23:30 increasing its frequency to every 30 minutes from mid-July to mid-August NB: These timetables may vary throughout the year and during holidays contact the transport companies in advance to avoid disappointment The closest bus station to Courchevel is in Moutiers This is also where you will alight if you are coming by train Buses from the nearest airports usually stop at Moutiers from where you can catch a connecting bus to the various levels of Courchevel For more information on the best transport options from the airport see our getting here guide If you wish to explore a little further afield during your stay then there are bus services connecting the different levels of Courchevel to Moutiers you can take onward services to the neighbouring ski resorts of Méribel and Val Thorens The bus service operating between Courchevel and Moutiers stops at Courchevel 1850 Click on the route map for more details of the local bus network and connection points SeeCourchevel.com is a SeeTheWorld destination The month of September is recognized as “Suicide Prevention Month” – a time to place the spotlight on the multiple resources available to those who may need crisis support or want to help someone they know Given the poker community has recently lost several players who died by suicide, the topic is being discussed more within the industry including by poker media veteran Lee Jones in his piece "Suicide is 'Disappearing' People from the Poker Community." PokerNews felt compelled to consult an expert for information and details regarding suicide risks we reached out to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and spoke with Dr the Chief Medical Officer of the ASFP nationally If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis please reach out immediately to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 PokerNews: A large demographic of the poker world is young men 21-45 years old Is it fair to say that such a demographic is Christine Yu Moutier: While we can’t pinpoint one single factor that makes certain demographics more vulnerable to suicide particularly those between the ages of 21-45 are at a higher risk than the overall general population (although middle to older age men have even higher risk than young men) Research shows that men are approximately four times more likely to die by suicide than women Part of this could be due to the fact that depression and other mental health issues are often underrecognized in men who may feel pressure to suppress their emotions due to societal expectations This reluctance to seek help can increase the risk of reaching a crisis point suicide rates declined among younger males but rose for those over 35 This highlights the importance of awareness and support for mental health in this demographic particularly in high-stress environments like the poker world One of the known risk factors for suicide – among many – are mental health conditions such as addiction While the large majority of players probably don’t have addictive gaming patterns impacting their mental health or life roles which if unaddressed can be another contributing factor to suicide risk Playing poker may also be a source of social connection for some players Interpersonal connectedness is a protective factor against suicide risk What sort of factors can lead to suicidal thoughts players often deal with a series of ups-and-downs all of that can lead to problems away from the game with family and friendships It would seem like such high-pressure situations and lack of security would lend itself as suicide factors It's often a combination of risk factors that lead to a sense of hopelessness and despair especially when players face significant financial swings and the impact this can have on relationships and family life Depression is the most common mental health condition linked to suicide yet it often goes undiagnosed or untreated "In high-stress situations like those found in poker it’s especially important to be mindful of mental health and recognize when support may be needed." Risk factors include both mental health conditions and external stressors such as prolonged financial strain or major life changes a personal or family history of suicide or trauma can increase the risk of suicide In high-stress situations like those found in poker it’s especially important to be mindful of mental health and recognize when support may be needed family history of mental illness or suicide etc) would not be considered as a suicide risk factor Here are mental health and suicide prevention resources that can help readers at risk are there any warning signs that they can look out for regarding someone they feel might be struggling I recommend checking in on friends and family in a way that invites more authentic there’s an opportunity to check in on each other as well Warning signs of suicide risk can present as distress that “leaks out” in the form of changes in behavior or difficulty with daily activities that could indicate the presence of a worsening mental health condition may display warning signs differently – often through increased irritability They may show increases in use of drugs and/or alcohol do not be afraid to ask someone if they have been having thoughts of suicide especially if they are experiencing significant life stressors If you’re concerned about someone or become aware that you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide it’s important to reach out to a mental health professional Here is a list of warning signs What’s the best way for someone who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts to find help/assistance 3.) Have a conversation face to face or ear to ear – Explain what it is you’ve been experiencing – changes in your thoughts You might tell them you’ve been feeling depressed your usual coping strategies are barely working any more that you haven’t been feeling like yourself and/or that you’re “having thoughts that are troubling to you.” Be sure to identify any changes in your mental health that you’re aware of so your loved one can understand the full picture z...” try to identify how the stress at work has been impacting your mood It’s also helpful if you can look back and try to figure out how long the changes you’ve been experiencing have been going on Did they happen gradually (over weeks to months) Also think about what tends to either help or worsen your mental health symptoms All of this information will help your loved one understand and support you and together you might even be able to brainstorm some positive next steps to take Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner + Get the Texas Hold'em Poker Cheat Sheet - FREE PokerNews.com is the world’s leading poker website visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news Disclaimer: any promotions presented on this page were correct and available at the time of writing We encourage all users to check the promotion displayed matches the most current promotion available by clicking through to the operator welcome page Please read the terms and conditions carefully before you accept any promotional welcome offer modified or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder Looking for a farm outing? In the Val-d'Oise département the Ecancourt educational farm is the place to be the farm invites you to discover its various residents during a farm visit Families come here to take part in farm workshops (goat milking discover the educational garden or take a hike in the nearby Hautil forest Created by an environmental education association the educational farm came into being in 1979 thanks to the efforts of a number of enthusiasts Discover the world of the farm from an early age Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here Méribel is the largest of the Three Valleys resorts made up of several hamlets all of which are connected via regular bus services There are also frequent public buses to Val Thorens and Courchevel via Moutiers Méribus is the free bus service which runs seven days a week The real time schedule for all lines is on the 3 Vallées app The villages of Brides les Bains Les Allues and Le Raffort are all linked to Méribel by the Olympe gondola lift which runs non-stop during the day Mottaret also has a gondola lift linking the top and bottom of the resort which runs until 19:30 The closest bus station to Méribel is in Moutiers from where you can catch a connecting bus to Méribel For more information on the best transport options from the airport see our getting here guide then there are bus services connecting Méribel to Moutiers the nearest town, from where you can take onward services to the neighbouring ski resorts of Courchevel and Val Thorens.  Children under four years old can travel for free on these services and four to twelve year olds travel at half price. Click on the route map for more details of the local bus network and connection points SeeMeribel.com is a SeeTheWorld destination The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden On March 10th, the National Council followed the lead of the Council of States and green-lighted the administrative transfer of Moutier from Bern to Jura This vote finally puts an end to decades of conflict between the Moutier separatists and their ‘bosses’ in Bern Why have Moutier residents been fighting to switch cantons While most small communities in Switzerland can be aptly described as ‘sleepy’ that is not the case for Moutier (population of just over 7,000 people) where a rebellion of sorts has been brewing since the 1970s The dissatisfaction of the local population with being part of  the small French-speaking area of the predominantly German- speaking Bern (the so-called Bernese Jura) to the creation of Switzerland's newest  (26th) canton — Jura — which  became the sixth fully francophone region only three of the seven French-speaking districts in Bern decided to join the new canton The other four (including Moutier) remained in Bern activists continued to pursue the separatist cause and the arrival of a pro-Jura administration in Moutier resulted in a consultative referendum in 2013 where a majority of voters expressed their support for leaving Bern This then led to the 2017 vote which appeared to settle the issue once and for all until the decision by authorities in Bern to reject the result Please log in here to leave a comment The Moutier-Grandval Bible will be on display at the Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire (MJAH) in Delsberg from Saturday The rare manuscript was created around the year 830 in the Abbey of Saint-Martin de Tours in France before being donated to the Abbey of Moutier-Grandval Around twenty monks were involved in the creation of this richly decorated and illustrated work a special feature is the Carolingian minuscule script This script was created under Emperor Charlemagne and was spread throughout the empire at his request The Bible is not only a great work in terms of its significance the Bible is kept in the renowned British Library in London It is one of the oldest completely preserved illustrated Bibles in the world It was exhibited in Delsberg for a few months back in 1981 It is presented in a special room at the MJAH There is also a special exhibition that tells the story of the Bible's adventurous journey Other historical manuscripts are also on display The medieval masterpiece is "one of the British Library's most important works" medieval and early modern manuscripts at the British Library pointed out that the Bible could not remain in the Jura after the end of the exhibition: "It was not acquired unlawfully," she said Reservations are compulsory to view the Bible doctors are less likely than other members of the public to seek mental health treatment “Tolerating the culture of silence was no longer an option We realized it was up to us to fight the rising tide of suicide among our own.” I became interested in the subject of physician suicide as a psychiatry resident at the University of California when a fourth-year medical student I knew took his life How could his internal suffering or turmoil have gone unnoticed eventually becoming a professor of psychiatry and assistant dean for student affairs and medical education I increasingly noticed that mental health and the concept of self-care as a vital component of being a good physician weren’t truly integrated Speaking up about psychosocial realities in our patients wasn’t always a welcome part of the lexicon Physicians have traditionally lived within a culture of silence when it comes to mental health Loathe to draw attention to self-perceived weakness We rationalize significant distress as part of our identity as physicians While a certain amount of bucking up and forging through is adaptive ignoring serious deterioration of mental health There are multiple barriers that keep physicians and trainees from accessing mental health care—confidentiality concerns or uncertainty about whether treatment would improve things Some physicians have often unfounded or outdated worries about the potential for negative ramifications on one’s reputation we often have a blind spot that keeps us from clearly recognizing the seriousness of mental health changes in ourselves With support from both medical school and hospital leadership, we formed a multidepartmental team at UCSD to tackle suicide prevention. We modeled our efforts, in part, on the evidence-based strategy of a U.S. Air Force program that achieved an astonishing 33 percent reduction in suicides between 1996 and 2002 Air Force leadership addressed the importance of recognizing changes in mental health and policy changes protected the privacy and professional reputations of those referred for help The Air Force program taught members how to intervene at the first signs of distress possibly long before an imminent risk of suicide and to recognize more acute warning signs of suicide risk Our efforts at UCSD had great success and are still going strong. More than seven years later, 180 physicians and trainees at UCSD have accepted referrals for mental health care, with the majority saying they would not have done so on their own. The Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine focuses on increasing the representation and success of Black men interested in medicine. 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Volume 8 - 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00081 Human risky decision-making is known to be highly susceptible to profit-motivated responses elicited by the way in which options are framed studies investigating the framing effect have shown that the choice between sure and risky options depends on how these options are presented the probability of gain of the risky option has been highlighted as one of the main factors causing variations in susceptibility to the framing effect while it has been shown that high probabilities of gain of the risky option systematically lead to framing bias questions remain about the influence of low probabilities of gain the first aim of this paper was to clarify the respective roles of high and low probabilities of gain in the framing effect Due to the difference between studies using a within- or between-subjects design we conducted a first study investigating the respective roles of these designs we showed that trials with a high probability of gain led to the framing effect whereas those with a low probability did not as emotions are known to play a key role in the framing effect we sought to determine whether they are responsible for such a debiasing effect of the low probability of gain Our second study thus investigated the relationship between emotion and the framing effect depending on high and low probabilities Our results revealed that positive emotion was related to risk-seeking in the loss frame but only for trials with a high probability of gain these results support the interpretation that low probabilities of gain suppress the framing effect because they prevent the positive emotion of gain anticipation Type 2 thinking is credited with the continuous monitoring of our own behavior – the control that keeps us polite when we are angry or alerts when we are driving at night continuous vigilance is certainly impractical errors of intuitive thought are often difficult to prevent and cannot be always filtered by Type 2 no research has considered these two factors as emotions play a key role in the emergence of the framing effect do they underpin its suppression when low probabilities of gain are at play It revealed that participants demonstrated a stronger framing effect for high probabilities of gain than for low ones participants did not demonstrate reverse framing These results therefore reinforced the Venture Theory but contradicted the Cumulative Prospect Theory a sure gain is emotionally attractive whereas a sure loss is emotionally aversive the induction of this first positive emotional context probably decreases the effect of the second positive emotion the probability of gain of the risky option may have an influence on the positive emotional mechanism of gain anticipation and thus on the likelihood of engaging in risky choices in the loss frame low probabilities of gain should prevent participants from anticipating a gain leading to a suppression of the framing effect The aim of this paper was to clarify the influence of the probability of gain on the framing effect and to provide an explanation for such an influence Our first study examined this influence by comparing between- and within-subjects designs our second study aimed to examine the role of the probability of gain in the relationship between emotions and risk-seeking in the framing effect Ninety-six undergraduate students (48 women SD = 2.66) from the University of Paris VIII Saint-Denis were randomly assigned to four experimental groups Our studies were approved by the University ethical review board and all participants gave their written consent prior to the investigation in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki our objective was that each of the four trials was presented as the first trial for one group comparing the first trial carried out by participants of the four groups allowed us to investigate the influence of the probability of gain on the framing effect in a between-subjects design participants always started with two trials in the same frame and then carried on with two trials in the other frame Probability of gain alternated between each trial Presentation order of the four trials according to the group For each trial, participants received an initial amount of 50€, presented for 2500 ms. They were then given a choice between two options (see Figure 1) allowed them to keep part of the initial amount while a risky option they had a probability of keeping or losing the entire initial amount The expected values across options and frames were systematically identical The formulation of the sure option varied according to the frame participants were told that they would keep part of the initial 50€ (e.g. they were told that they would lose part of the initial 50€ (e.g. the risky option was identical in the gain and loss frames Regardless of which option the participants chose Participants were told that they would first receive an initial amount they were instructed that they would not be able to retain the entire initial amount and would have to chose between a sure and a risky option Example of a loss trial with a high probability of gain (A) and a gain trial with a low probability of gain (B) instructions were given through a practice trial in which the amount and the frame of the sure option was not specified and the wheel of fortune depicting the probability of gain was empty (see supplementary material) This instruction design was used to ensure that the frame the sure amount or the probability of gain of the practice trial would not influence participants Choice of the risky option was coded 1 and choice of the sure option was coded 0. For the purpose of clarity, results are presented as percentages of risky choices. Data were processed using SPSS v20 (SPSS Inc., Armonk, NY, USA). We carried out an analysis of variance (ANOVA; Lunney, 1970; D’Agostino, 1971) followed by comparisons of means (Tukey’s Honestly Significant Difference) Effect sizes were measured using partial eta-squared Results of this first study are presented in two steps: first according to the between-subjects design (i.e. within the first trial of each group) and second according to the within-subjects design (i.e. across all trials carried out by the participants) to study the effect of the probability of gain on the framing effect while avoiding any comparison effect between trials we conducted a two-way ANOVA on the first trial with Frame (Gain vs A significant main effect of Frame revealed that participants were overall susceptible to the framing effect [F(1,92) = 5.60; p < 0.05; ηp2 = 0.06] in that they made more risky choices in the loss frame (M ±SD; MLoss = 60% ± 49) than in the gain frame (MGain = 38% ± 49) A significant interaction was found between Frame and Probability of gain [F(1,92) = 7.82; p < 0.01; ηp2 = 0.08] indicating that participants demonstrated a framing effect in the high probability condition (p < 0.01; MLoss = 79% ± 41; MGain = 29% ± 46; ηp2 = 0.25) but not in the low probability condition (p > 0.95; MLoss = 42% ± 50; MGain = 46% ± 51) A positive index value indicates an increase in gambling in the loss compared to the gain frame Index of the framing effect according to the probability of gain and the within/between-subjects design ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001; ns Error bars: ± Standard Error of the Mean decision makers could be influenced by emotions that they anticipate feeling when the outcome occurs These are directly linked to the expected consequences of decisions The second type of emotions influencing decisions are incidental emotions and would be aroused by background factors unrelated to the decision decision makers would feel immediate emotions which mainly result from the combined effect of expected and incidental emotions in order to study the impact of the emotional context on the framing bias we chose to focus on the relationship between immediate emotions and the choices of decision makers Using the same task as in our first study, we sought to demonstrate that trials with a low probability would cancel the framing effect, because low probabilities prevent participants from anticipating a gain. On the contrary, trials with a high probability of gain should lead to the usual framing effect because they enable the positive emotional mechanism of gain anticipation. In line with Cheung and Mikels (2011) we expected that such a positive emotion would be linked to the choice of the risky option in the loss frame we expected that the evaluation of the participants’ emotion using a Likert-type scale would show a specific link between positive emotion and the choice of the risky option in trials with a high probability of gain Forty-eight undergraduate students (24 women mean age = 20.82; SD = 2.74) from the University of Paris VIII Saint-Denis were randomly assigned to the Emotion or to the Control group Participants responded on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from -3 (very negative) to +3 (very positive) participants were not asked to assess their emotions we carried out a pre-test check to investigate the specific influence of a 4-s limited response time on our framing paradigm SD = 2.43) were randomly assigned to one of the two conditions (Time: constrained vs Participants in the unconstrained condition thus completed the same task as described above but those in the constrained condition had to choose between the sure and risky options within 4 s A three-way ANOVA was conducted on the percentage of risky choices to assess the effect of Time (Constrained vs Unconstrained) as between-subjects factor and Frame (Gain vs This analysis revealed that neither the main effect of Time [F(1,38) = 0.81 nor the Time × Frame [F(1,38) = 0.01 nor the Time × Frame × Probability of gain [F(1,38) = 0.74 we found a significant main effect of Frame [F(1,38) = 19.78 ηp2 = 0.34] and a significant Frame × Probability of gain interaction [F(1,38) = 16.25 participants were affected by framing manipulation in the high probability condition (p < 0.001 but not in the low probability condition (p > 0.90 Finally, the time constraint imposed by De Martino et al. (2006) does not seem to affect the framing effect we will first describe results about the framing effect then about the relation between emotions and choices in order to evaluate whether reporting emotions influenced the framing effect a four-way ANOVA was conducted on the percentage of risky choices to assess the effects of Group (Emotion vs Control) as between-subjects factor and Frame (Gain vs This Group × Frame × Probability of gain × Initial amount interaction was not significant [F(4,43) = 0.86; p > 0.45] Neither Group × Frame [F(1,46) = 0.73; p > 0.40] nor Group × Frame × Probability of gain [F(1,46) = 0.03; p > 0.85] interactions were significant there was a significant main effect of Frame [F(1,46) = 13.40 indicating that participants made more risky choices in the loss frame (MLoss = 56% ± 27) than in the gain frame (MGain = 46% ± 27) the interaction of Frame × Probability of gain was significant [F(1,46) = 12.55 indicating that participants demonstrated a framing effect in the high probability (p < 0.01 ηp2 = 0.27) but not in the low probability condition (p > 0.95 Neither the main effect of the Initial amount [F(4,43) = 1.38; p > 0.25] nor the Initial amount × Frame interaction [F(4,43) = 0.37; p > 0.80] were significant emotion was the predictor variable and choice the dependent variable Treating emotion as a categorical (negative; neutral; positive) or continuous variable did not influence the pattern of findings analyses presented here were performed with emotion as a categorical variable The results showed that emotion was not related to choice in the gain frame [χ2 (1 emotion was related to choice in the loss frame [χ2 (1 in that positive emotion was related to the risky choice (β = 0.71 Lastly, in order to study the modulation of the link between emotion and choice according to low and high probabilities, the same GEE as described above was carried out in the gain and loss frames but low and high probability conditions were separated (see Figure 3) emotion was related to the choice in the loss frame [χ2 (1 in that positive emotion was related to the risky choice (β = 2.01 whereas emotions were not related to choice in the gain frame [χ2 (1 emotion was not related to choice in the loss frame [χ2 (1 Percentage of trial participants who chose the gamble option in the gain and loss frames with a high and low probability of gain for negative which showed that low probabilities led to the framing effect while high probabilities canceled it these authors did not report the type of task they used and we could hypothesize that their surprising results arise from the use of an atypical formulation of the risky option our results suggest that further investigations on emotion induction should separate high and low probability conditions each involving different emotional mechanisms to improve our understanding of the specific influence of positive emotion on the framing effect A better understanding of the role of emotions in the framing 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Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Once a meeting place of artists and thinkers Le Bois des Moutiers is now clearly out of place "And what should they know of England who only England know?" When he wrote that famous line in 1891, Rudyard Kipling was praising trade and empire, exploration and conquest. He might have been thinking of Le Bois des Moutiers, a jewel of British savoir-faire and art de vivre which was built in the same decade to promote peaceful contemplation and global understanding. Le Bois des Moutiers is a mock-Tudor manor, or overgrown English country cottage with pebble-dash walls, giant chimneys and mullioned windows. It was designed, in his youth, by the most important British architect of the 20th century, Edwin Lutyens. The house, almost unchanged inside and outside for more than a century, has become a cultural time machine. But just how much longer Bois des Moutiers can survive in its original condition is open to doubt. The house and grounds, owned by one family since the beginning, have been on the market, with no takers, for four years. Over the next month, an ambitious plan will be announced to try to preserve the site – which has connections with writers, artists and musicians from Marcel Proust to Virginia Woolf, Joan Miró and Claude Debussy – as a Franco-British cultural centre. "I cannot yet give all the details but two great artistic institutions in Britain and France are already interested in being involved," said Antoine Bouchayer-Mallet, the great-grandson of the wealthy French couple who commissioned the house from a then obscure British architect in 1898. "We are hoping to win European funding. Most importantly of all, we are looking for financing from a private buyer or sponsor who would be interested in using Le Bois des Moutiers as what it should be: an embassy for British culture and a site to promote peace and reflection on the future of humanity." Antoine's great grandfather, Guillaume Mallet (1860-1946), was the son of a wealthy French protestant banking family, a friend of the novelist Marcel Proust and a patron of the arts. His wife, Antoine's great-grandmother, Adélaide was a theosophist, who believed in the brotherhood of humanity and the unity of all religions. The couple turned to Lutyens, then only 29, because of his links with the arts and crafts movement started by William Morris in Britain. The movement, like the theosophists, preached "harmony" and "wholeness" and warned of the dangers of machine civilisation. Beauty, Morris argued, should go hand in hand with utility and traditional workmanship. Bois de Moutiers, converted from an older house, became a meeting place for artists and thinkers. Visitors over the next 49 years included most of the cultural avant-garde of the early 20th century. They included writers such as Virginia Woolf, André Gide and Proust; painters such as Miro, Wassily Kandisnki, Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian; and composers including Erik Satie and Debussy. The house was seized by the Germans during the Second World War. The grounds were turned into a minefield as part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall, but the house was not despoiled. After the war, the Mallet family worked tirelessly to restore the grounds which became the first private garden in France to open to the public in 1970. So why is the family selling now? "Partly, it is the fault of French inheritance law," said Mr Bouchayer-Mallet, 48, referring to the rules that give equal shares to all direct descendants. "The house is now owned by 11 people, three in the third generation of the family and eight in the fourth. "If we wait much longer, it will be owned by 25 people and it will become impossible to make a coherent plan for its future. "As it is, we could carry on for a while but very soon we would be forced to find some way of making the house pay for itself. Whatever we did, turning it into a luxury hotel for instance, would inevitably destroy much of the character and beauty which has miraculously survived." No private buyer has come forward in four crisis-blighted years. The reputed asking price of €10.5m (£9m) may have put off even the super-wealthy. The largest French châteaux do not sell for more than €5m. On the other hand, there are scores of French châteaux; Le Bois des Moutiers is unique. Mr Bouchayer-Mallet says he is "relieved" that no Russian billionaire has come forward to "build an electric fence and a swimming pool and sell off the original furniture". "If we got a private offer, we might still have to sell," he said. "But I have been working on a dossier which I hope to present within three weeks. My dream is that Le Bois des Moutiers should become once again a meeting place for thinkers and artists, a centrepiece for exhibitions or festivals, which would show off British culture or explore cultural connections between Britain and France." Lutyens (1869-1944), who went on to design the Cenotaph in Whitehall and the government buildings in New Delhi, was something of a joker. In the main hall at Le Bois des Moutiers, there are two large, matching, mock-medieval doors. One leads to the outside world, the other to a broom cupboard. The uniqueness of Le Bois des Moutiers is also its problem and may become its tragedy. As a quintessentially British house in France, it cannot expect to attract public funds from either London or Paris in deficit-ridden times. The house was the whim of a rich French couple who loved Britain. To survive in its present condition, it needs the whim, or the vision, of another equally wealthy person. After nine years designing monuments and palaces for New Delhi, Lutyens was asked to design an exquisite 5ft-tall abode to house Britain's finest micro-artworks, created by more than 1,500 artists and craftsmen as a gift for King George V's wife. Now owned by the Queen, it is displayed at Windsor Castle. Erected between 1910 and 1930 for the retail tycoon Julius Drewe, Castle Drogo is, according to historians, the last castle built in England. Located amid the wilds of Dartmoor above the Teign Gorge, this imposing fortress was built almost entirely from granite and is considered one of Lutyens's finest works. Sadly, it is now under threat from water damage. It may not be one of Lutyens's most famous houses, but it is one of the most charming. Commisioned in 1910 to restore the 15th-century manor house at Northiam, near Rye, East Sussex, Lutyens made his mark with such signature touchs as a "crawling window" in the first-floor nursery, which allowed crawling infants to look out into the garden through it. Any visitor to the Somme battlefields will be familiar with Lutyens's imposing yet touching monument to the 72,195 British and South African soldiers who were never found after the bloodiest battles of the First World War. It bears resemblances to his designs for other memorials, including the Cenotaph at Whitehall and India Gate in New Delhi. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies