Description
Book SynopsisSuicide Risk Management: A Manual for Health Professionals is a short, clearly written book that provides practical guidance on how to manage the suicidal or potentially suicidal patient. Written by two expert teachers, the book has been used in courses for trainee psychiatrists and for health professionals throughout the world. Feedback from participants on these courses has informed revision of the new edition. This book is of interest for all mental health professionals who come into contact with patients who present with suicide potential, i.e. all mental health professionals, as well as general health professionals who are often the first point of contact for a suicidal patient.
The book opens with a review of the epidemiology, risk factors and associated aspects of suicide. It then presents two assessment tools: The Tool for Assessment of Suicide Risk (TASR) provides instruction on how to use it appropriately in the clinic. The Suicide Risk Assessment Guide (SRAG) acts
Trade Review
"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)
Table of Contents
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
