Individual and Group Therapy for the Suicidal Older Person (IN: Now I lay me Down: Suicide in the Elderly, edited by D Lester & M Tallmer)

This chapter examines the role of the therapist in suicide prevention, addresses possible techniques for treatment, notes the impact of suicide on the therapist, describes potential errors that might inhibit positive contributions, & looks at transference and countertransference issues. The initial interview & dealing with symptomatology are also discussed. (30 Refs.)