Clinical Manual for Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal (2018)

Clinical Manual for the Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal PatientsAuthor(s): John A. Chiles, Kirk D. Strosahl, Laura Weiss Roberts\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, United States\nImprint: American Psychiatric Association Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781615371372, 978-1615371372\nSynopsis\nSince the first edition of Clinical Manual for\nAssessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients was published in 2005,\nadvances have been made that increase our understanding of suicidal and\nself-destructive behavior. Although clinicians cannot unerringly predict\nwhich patients will die by suicide, they can focus more successfully on\nearly identification of suicidal behavior and effective intervention, and\nthis new edition of the clinical manual thoroughly explores not only\nassessment of suicidality but what comes after an at-risk patient has been\nidentified. The authors argue that treating specific psychiatric disorders\nis not enough to prevent suicide, .