The Suicidal Patient: Clinical and Risk Management Strategies (IN: Innovations in Clinical Practice: a Source Book, vol.16, ed. by L Vandecreek, S Knapp, & T L Jackson)

This chapter discusses important issues involved in the treatment of patients who contemplate & possibly commit suicide. The general priniciples involved in such treatment are summarized, & a review of relevant legal cases is presented. The authors then examine in detail the process of assessment, treatment, & documentation. Additional risk management strategies are also discussed. (58 refs)