
Suicide Risk Management - A Manual for Health Professionals 2e
S. Chehil(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 6. February 2012
Software
Other digital
174 pages
978-1-119-95312-8 (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
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-95312-8 (9781119953128)
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Person
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