11 – Medicolegal Risk Management
Abstract Healthcare professionals manage medicolegal risk related to many different clinical issues and outcomes. Critical to risk management is an awareness of the duties we have as providers to our…
10 – Suicide Prevention in Healthcare Systems
Abstract Perspectives on suicide prevention in health and behavioral health systems have widened in recent years from focusing primarily on the skills and practices of individual providers to now taking…
9 – Use of Medications in Suicide Prevention
Abstract For which patients does this guidance apply? These principles should be applied in clinical decision making for a broader group of patients than just those with expressed suicidal ideation….
8 – Extending the Impact of Interventions
Abstract The proportion of time a person spends in direct contact with a health professional is minute. We can make the most of our direct encounters by following best practices…
7 – Responding to Suicide Risk
Abstract Working with people at risk of suicide is rewarding, but difficult at times. When someone’s life may be at risk, clinicians often feel nervous and concerned, both for the…
6 – Prevention-Oriented Suicide Risk Assessment
Abstract Information about specific risk and protective factors for assessments are presented in Chapter 4. In this chapter, we present selected clinical considerations for integrating and synthesizing information gathered about…
5 – Collaborative Connections
Abstract When engaging with persons at risk for suicide, healthcare professionals have an opportunity to make a real difference in the life of the patient. However, the situation can place…
4 – Understanding Why: Drivers of Suicide Risk
Abstract As is the case for all complex health outcomes, there are many risk factors known to increase risk of suicide. In Chapter 6, we will address the clinical assessment…
1 – Translating Science into Action
Abstract The current scientifically informed view of suicide is that, while complex, suicide is a health-related outcome. Driven by a convergence of health factors along with other psychosocial and environmental…
3 – The Public Health Model of Suicide Prevention
Abstract The science of suicide risk and prevention is growing, making one thing very clear. While suicide risk involves a complex set of risk factors, the end common pathway is…
