The Assessment And Management of Suicidality (Practitioner's Resource)

Written by one of the preeminent leaders of contemporary clinical suicidology, this remarkable book succinctly provides state-of-the-art assessment and management procedures for effective clinical care of suicidal patients. Guided by years of scholarship, empirical research, clinical and professional training experiences, Dr. David Rudd skillfully distills the essential elements of working effectively with suicidal patients. This compact book deftly walks the reader through an empirically-grounded approach to suicide risk assessment and the subsequent process of making key clinical management decisions with these most challenging of cases. If ever there was an example of 'less is more' this book is it - an essential guide to what every mental health practitioner needs to know to successfully work with suicidal patients.