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The Suicidal Patient: Principles of Assessment, Treatment, and Case Management is a significant tool written for and by clinicians who treat patients exhibiting suicidal behavior. It presents a straightforward and potent clinical approach and a host of valuable assessment strategies and techniques.
The book presents an easy-to-use, innovative clinical model, with specific stages of treatment and associated interventions outlined for both inpatient and outpatient settings. Tailored techniques and assessments for handling special populations are also included. Emphasis is given to moral/ethical and legal dilemmas that often complicate treatment.
The authors combine their 12-plus years of collaboration and their backgrounds in general psychiatry and behavioral psychology as the foundation for this valuable, practical approach to dealing with suicidal patients.
The book contains no figures.
| Preface | ||
| 1 | Introduction: The Dimensions of Suicidal Behavior | 3 |
| 2 | Examine Your Attitudes: Affective, Ethical, and Legal Issues in the Treatment of the Suicidal Patient | 17 |
| 3 | Assessing Suicidal Potential: Myths and Realities | 35 |
| 4 | The Origin of Suicidal Behavior: A Basic Clinical Framework | 55 |
| 5 | Outpatient Interventions With the Suicidal Patient | 73 |
| 6 | The Clinician's Attitude and Behavior: The Medium Is the Message | 111 |
| 7 | Crisis and Case Management With Recurrent Suicidal Behavior | 125 |
| 8 | Inpatient Treatment of the Suicidal Patient | 149 |
| 9 | The Repetitiously Suicidal Patient: A Health Care Dilemma | 173 |
| 10 | The Suicidal Patient in General Health Care | 205 |
| 11 | Special Populations, Special Settings, Special Techniques | 219 |
| Appendix 1: Philosophies About Suicide | 245 | |
| Appendix 2: Consequences of Suicidal Behavior | 247 | |
| Appendix 3: Reasons for Living Inventory Items | 251 | |
| Appendix 4: Suicidal Thinking and Behaviors Questionnaire | 255 | |
| References | 257 | |
| Index | 271 |
Overview
The Suicidal Patient: Principles of Assessment, Treatment, and Case Management is a significant tool written for and by clinicians who treat patients exhibiting suicidal behavior. It presents a straightforward and potent clinical approach and a host of valuable assessment strategies and techniques.
The book presents an easy-to-use, innovative clinical model, with specific stages of treatment and associated interventions outlined for both inpatient and outpatient settings. ...