The suicidal patient clinical and legal standards of care
A source of empirical information on the clinical and legal standards of care for suicidal patients. Combining clinical and legal insight, Dr Bongar proposes a working model for the assessment, management and treatment of suicidal patients in both inpatient and outpatient contexts. His suggestions f...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
American Psychological Association
2002
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| Edition: | Second Edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | A source of empirical information on the clinical and legal standards of care for suicidal patients. Combining clinical and legal insight, Dr Bongar proposes a working model for the assessment, management and treatment of suicidal patients in both inpatient and outpatient contexts. His suggestions for optimal clinical practice provide additional guidance on risk-management strategies for suicide prevention and post-vention. This second edition is revised and contains new material on cross-cultural assessment and management, case law, and several risk estimators and assessment scales |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 376 pages illustrations 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781557987617 1557987610 |
Clinical Manual for Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients