The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Substance Abuse Counselors

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Critical Acclaim for The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment "There is . . . no better guide for learning about and clinically assessing the phenomenology of suicidal states. Penned with a compelling elegance and charm The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment is brimming with clinical wisdom enlightening case illustrations and a vibrant sense of compassion."-David A. Jobes PhD past president American Association of Suicidology "If I were asked to recommend only one book to equip clinicians to conduct the best possible suicide risk assessments The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment would be it."-Thomas E. Ellis PsyD ABPP past director Clinical Division of the American Association of Suicidology "A concise carefully conceptualized well-written book . . . highly recommended for all psychiatric residents and all other mental health students."-Journal of Clinical Psychiatry "This outstanding book is informative interesting and clinically useful."-American Journal of Psychiatry The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment covers all the critical elements of suicide assessment-from risk factor analysis to evaluating clients with borderline personality disorders or psychotic process. This highly acclaimed text provides mental health professionals with the tools they need to assess a clients suicide risk and assign appropriate levels of care using the highly acclaimed interview strategy for eliciting suicidal ideation-the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (the CASE Approach). Now available in paperback the leading book on suicide assessment also contains three important new appendices: How to Document a Suicide Assessment Safety Contracting Revisited: Pros Cons and Documentation A Quick Guide to Suicide Prevention Web Sites