The Suicidal Patient Clinical and Legal Standards of Care

Publisher Provided Annotation A psychologist involved in direct patient care has a better than 1-in-5 chance of losing a patient to suicide during his or her professional career -- for the average psychiatrist, the odds are better than 50-50. The Suicidal Patient proposes realistic standards of care & a high-quality working model for the assessment, management, & treatment of the suicidal patient in both inpatient & outpatient contexts. It also combines detailed suggestions for optimal clinical practice with sophisticated risk management strategies for both suicide prevention and postprevention. THE SUICIDAL PATIENT includes an extensive clinical & legal bibliography, along with suicide risk estimators & legal action guidelines for optimal psychological practice -- & much more! For those involved in direct service, training, supervision, & administration of programs where suicidal patients are seen -- this volume is for you!