This highly practical book explains how to identify and manage suicidal individuals and supports the health professional in assisting the patient to choose life rather than death.

InhaltsangabeIntroduction, vii Objectives, ix 1 The Importance of Suicide Awareness and Assessment, 1 2 Understanding Suicide Risk, 13 3 Suicide Risk Assessment, 56 4 Putting It All Together: Tool for Assessment of Suicide Risk (TASR), 88 5 Special Topics in Understanding and Evaluating Suicide Risk, 94 6 Suicide Prevention, 110 7 Suicide Intervention, 115 8 Postsuicide Intervention: Caring for Survivors, 123 9 Care for the Carer: Death of a Patient by Suicide, 130 10 Clinical Vignettes for Group or Individual Study, 135 Appendix A Tool for Assessment of Suicide Risk (TASR), 140 Appendix B 6ITEM Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale: KADS, 142 Appendix C My Safety Plan, 144 Index, 147

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