Managing Suicidal Emergencies: Using Crisis to Create Positive Change
8 Managing Suicidal Emergencies Using Crisis to Create Positive Change In this chapter we provide tools to manage a suicidal crisis in a way that is collaborative and leads to…
PSYCHOLOGY
Outpatient Interventions With Suicidal Patients: Promoting Acceptance and Value-Based Problem Solving
5 Outpatient Interventions With Suicidal Patients Promoting Acceptance and Value-Based Problem Solving In this chapter we present an intervention approach that you can use with suicidal patients encountered in diverse…
The Repetitiously Suicidal Patient: An Intervention Approach for High-Risk Patients
7 The Repetitiously Suicidal Patient An Intervention Approach for High-Risk Patients There are few greater challenges that you, the therapist, will face than those that occur when caring for patients…
Suicidality and Special Populations
10 Suicidality and Special Populations In this chapter, we examine groups of patients who may require the use of added or special techniques to ensure the best…
Suicidal Patients in Primary Care: Responding to the Challenge
11 Suicidal Patients in Primary Care Responding to the Challenge Primary health care has undergone a rather radical transformation in recent times. We have witnessed a transition from an acute…
Hospitals and Suicidal Behavior: A Complex Relationship
9 Hospitals and Suicidal Behavior A Complex Relationship Hospitalization is overused as a treatment venue for suicidal patients. In addition, patients are often hospitalized for the wrong reasons. American psychiatric…
Suicidal Behavior and Use of Psychotropic Medications
6 Suicidal Behavior and Use of Psychotropic Medications The purpose of this book is to provide you with the tools you need to effectively assess and treat…
Mediastinum
Mediastinum Bernard F. Laya Mark C. Liszewski Evan J. Zucker Ricardo Restrepo Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION The mediastinum is located in the central chest between the right and left pleural…
