Book Review-The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment: a Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Substance Abuse Counselors, by S C Shea

The reviewer describes this book as “outstanding…informative, interesting, & clinically useful.” He provides an outline of Shea’s “three-pillar” model of suicide prevention: analyzing the risk facts & predictors, uncovering & understanding suicidal ideation, & developing prevention strategies. The reviewer concludes that this book “will be meaningful & helpful to experienced practitioners, residents, other mental health clinicians, & students.”