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A Clinician’s Guide to Suicide Risk Assessment and ManagementThe Content of the Suicide Risk Assessment

A Clinician’s Guide to Suicide Risk Assessment and Management: The Content of the Suicide Risk... [Suicide risk assessments include gathering history and conducting a clinical mental status examination, which are important for baseline information. Risk factors such as history of prior attempts and substance use would be encompassed in the generalized history gathering. Any collateral sources of information may shed additional light on risk factors and recent activities, patterns of escalation, as well as planned or impulsive violence toward self or others.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Clinician’s Guide to Suicide Risk Assessment and ManagementThe Content of the Suicide Risk Assessment

Sadek, Joseph
Springer Journals — Nov 22, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
ISBN
978-3-319-77772-6
Pages
15 –31
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-77773-3_3
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Abstract

[Suicide risk assessments include gathering history and conducting a clinical mental status examination, which are important for baseline information. Risk factors such as history of prior attempts and substance use would be encompassed in the generalized history gathering. Any collateral sources of information may shed additional light on risk factors and recent activities, patterns of escalation, as well as planned or impulsive violence toward self or others.]

Published: Nov 22, 2018

Keywords: Suicide; Risk factors; Protective factors; Challenges; Therapeutic alliance; Intent; Plan; Ideation

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