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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818171203321

Autore

Kutcher Stanley P

Titolo

Suicide risk management : a manual for health professionals / / Stan Kutcher, Sonia Chehil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

ISBN

1-280-67722-8

9786613654151

1-119-95312-X

1-119-95311-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChehilSonia

Disciplina

616.85/8445

Soggetti

Suicide - Prevention

Suicide - Risk factors

Risk assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Importance of suicide awareness & assessment -- Understanding suicide risk -- Suicide risk assessment -- Putting it all together : tool for assessment of suicide risk (TASR) -- Special topics in understanding & evaluating suicide risk -- Suicide prevention -- Suicide intervention -- Post-suicide intervention : caring for the survivor -- Care for the carer : death of a patient by suicide -- Clinical vignettes for group or individual study.

Sommario/riassunto

This highly practical book explains how to identify and manage suicidal individuals and supports the health professional in assisting the patient to choose life rather than death.