Psychotherapy of Suicide: Individual, Group, and Family Approaches (IN: Current Concepts of Suicide, edited by D Lester)

This chapter presents the 3 major types of psychotherapy used with suicidal patients: individual, group, & family. The discussion of individual therapy includes issues such as the fragile identity, conflicted self-expectations & difficulty expressing emotion. A brief history of group therapy is presented & the value of this therapy is reviewed. The discussion of family therapy outlines 10 characteristics of suicidally prone families & the initiation & maintenance of the family health process.