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Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Suicidal Behaviors
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CONTENTS
Part A: Assessment, Treatment, and Risk Management Recommendations
A. Definitions and General Principles
B. Suicide Assessment
C. Estimation of Suicide Risk
D. Psychiatric Management
E. Specific Treatment Modalities
A. Overview
B. Conduct a Thorough Psychiatric Evaluation
C. Specifically Inquire About Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, and Behaviors
D. Establish a Multiaxial Diagnosis
E. Estimate Suicide Risk
F. Additional Considerations When Evaluating Patients in Specific Treatment Settings
A. Establish and Maintain a Therapeutic Alliance
B. Attend to the Patient's Safety
C. Determine a Treatment Setting
D. Develop a Plan of Treatment
E. Coordinate Care and Collaborate With Other Clinicians
F. Promote Adherence to the Treatment Plan
G. Provide Education to the Patient and Family
H. Reassess Safety and Suicide Risk
I. Monitor Psychiatric Status and Response to Treatment
J. Obtain Consultation, if Indicated
A. Somatic Therapies
B. Psychotherapies
A. General Risk Management and Documentation Issues Specific to Suicide
B. Suicide Contracts: Usefulness and Limitations
C. Communication With Significant Others
D. Management of Suicide in One's Practice
E. Mental Health Interventions for Surviving Family and Friends After a Suicide
Part B: Background Information and Review of Available Evidence
A. Factors Altering Risk of Suicide and Attempted Suicide
B. Psychiatric Assessment Techniques
C. Special Issues
D. Somatic Therapies
E. Psychotherapies
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