The Suicidal Patient

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.

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John A. Chiles, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Kirk Strosahl, Ph.D., is currently Staff Psychologist and Research Evaluation Coordinator for the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound Mental Health Department. He is also clinical adjunct Professor of Psychiatry for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington.