{"product_id":"assessment-treatment-and-prevention-of-suicidal-behavior-9780471272649","title":"Assessment Treatment and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurrent and comprehensive information concerning the assessment and treatment of suicidal persons and the prevention of suicidal behavior  \u003cp\u003eThe eighth leading cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause among U.S. teens, suicide is unique in being self-inflicted and is, as such, often preventable. By assessing the risk of suicide accurately, providing effective treatment according to this risk, and implementing strategies against suicidal urges, mental health professionals can successfully guide their clients away from this senseless taking of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e provides the most current and comprehensive source of information, guidelines, and case studies for working with clients at risk of suicide. It offers clinicians, counselors, and other mental health professionals a practical toolbox on three main areas of interest:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eScreening and Assessment covers empirically based assessment techniqu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword (Norman L. Farberow).  \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction (Robert I. Yufit and David Lester).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART ONE: Screening and Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Clinical Use of Suicide Assessment Scales: Enhancing Reliability and Validity through the Therapeutic Relationship (James R. Rogers and Kimberly M. Oney).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Assessment of Suicide: Beck’s Scales for Assessing Mood and Suicidality (Mark A. Reinecke and Rogina L. Franklin-Scott).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventories (MMPI \/MMPI-2, MMPI-A) and Suicide (Alan F. Friedman, Robert P. Archer, and Richard W. Handel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Rorschach Contributions to Assessment of Suicide Risk (Ronald J. Ganellen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Assessing the Vital Balance in Evaluating Suicidal Potential (Robert I. Yufit).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART TWO: Intervention and Treatment of Suicidality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Classic Systems of Psychotherapy and Suicidal Behavior (David Lester).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Crisis Intervention in the Context of Outpatient Treatment of Suicidal Patients (John Kalafat and Maureen M. Underwood).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. No-Suicide Contracts (Lillian M. Range).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Suicidal Patients (Mark A. Reinecke and Elizabeth R. Didie).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Voice Therapy: A Treatment for Depression and Suicide (Lisa Firestone).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (David Lester).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Widening Scope of Family Therapy for the Elderly (Joseph Richman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Group Therapy and Suicide (Robert R. Fournier).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART THREE: Special Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Easing the Legacy of Suicide (David Lester).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Coping with Suicide in the Schools: The Art and the Research (Antoon A. Leenaars, David Lester, and Susanne Wenckstern).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Helping College Students Cope with Suicidal Impulses (Morton M. Silverman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Suicide Terrorism (Ariel Merari).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515424465239,"sku":"9780471272649","price":84.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/assessment-treatment-and-prevention-of-suicidal-behavior-9780471272649","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}