
Suicide Risk Management
A Manual for Health Professionals
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 6. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-0-470-97856-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"This manual is a scholarly and comprehensive approach to suicide. Chehil and Kutcher write in a clear, organized, and engaging style that encourages the reader of any level of experience to explore their own knowledge about suicide.I highly recommend this book to health professional." (Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013)More details
Product info
Paperback
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
196 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-97856-6 (9780470978566)
Schweitzer Classification
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02/2012
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Wiley-Blackwell
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01/2012
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Book
10/2006
Wiley-Blackwell
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Persons
Sonia Chehil is Head of International Psychiatry at Dalhousie University and Associate Director of the WHO Collaborating Center in Mental Health, with joint faculty appointments in child and adolescent and international psychiatry.
Stan Kutcher is one of the world's leading authorities on child and adolescent psychiatry and is the author/editor of several successful books and over 150 scientific papers. He is Director of the WHO Collaborating Center in Mental Health Training and Policy and Associate Dean of International Medical Development and Research at Dalhousie University.
Content
Introduction, 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 Post-suicide 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 6-ITEM Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale: KADS, 142
Appendix C My Safety Plan, 144
Index, 147