Bruce Bongar, Glenn Sullivan

The Suicidal Patient: Clinical and Legal Standards of Care

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A valuable source for practicing psychologists, psychologists in training, attorneys, and mental health professionals in general, this third edition is a thorough update of a now classic text in the field of suicidology. With over 500 new references, the authors distil the empirical research findings of the past two decades into effective clinical strategies and guidelines that can significantly enhance the quality of care in this high-risk practice area.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 180mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 862g
• ISBN-13: 9781433813252
• ISBN-10: 1433813254
• Artikelnr.: 37515602

Autorenporträt

Bruce Bongar and Glenn R. Sullivan

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Introduction
1. The Knowledge Base
2. Legal Perspectives
3. The Assessment of Elevated Risk
4. Outpatient Management and Treatment of the Suicidal Patient
5. Inpatient Management and Treatment of the Suicidal Patient
6. Risk Management: Prevention and Postvention
Afterword: An Abiding Concern for Patient Welfare, Optimal Levels of Care,
and the Therapeutic Alliance
Appendix A: Suicide Screening Checklist for Adolescents and Young Adults
Appendix B: Reasons for Living Inventory (Short Form)
Appendix C: Safety Assessment Focused Evaluation — Suicide (SAFE–S)
Appendix D: Evaluation of Suicidal Patients: Risk Assessment and Practice
Guidelines
References
Index
About the Authors