Suicide Prevention: Stahl's Handbooks

The current suicide public health crisis and advances in clinical practice have increased the need for clear, evidence-informed guidance on suicide prevention in healthcare. This clinical suicide prevention handbook is an essential resource for mental health and primary care professionals, and any practitioner aiming to ensure their practice is up-to-date, patient-centred and consistent with the most current standards of care. Starting with a summary of the science and public health model of suicide, the book offers quick tips for suicide screening, risk assessment, interventions, and follow-up communication. It discusses medicolegal risk management, how health systems can prevent suicide and provides highly specialized guidance for clinicians following the loss of a patient to suicide. Focused sections include incorporating social media into care plans, telemedicine, issues related to culture and race/ethnicity, and working with specific populations. It introduces an integrated, prevention-oriented approach to suicide prevention, incorporating realistic supports, foreseeable changes, and strategies.

Author: Christine Yu Moutier, Anthony R. Pisani, Stephen M. Stahl
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/10/2021
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.30h x 7.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781108463621

About the Author
Moutier, Christine Yu: - Christine Moutier, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, New York. Christine Moutier is Chief Medical Officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and an international leader in the field of suicide prevention.Pisani, Anthony R.: - Anthony Pisani, University of Rochester, New York. Anthony Pisani is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester in New York, and founder of SafeSide Prevention, which partners with States and local healthcare organizations to engage, educate, and support their workforce in suicide prevention.Stahl, Stephen M.: - Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego. Stephen M. Stahl is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of California, Riverside, and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.