Suicide Prevention
Stahl's Handbooks

A practical and easy-to-use guide for healthcare professionals on the prevention, assessment and treatment of people at risk of suicide.

Christine Yu Moutier (Author), Anthony R. Pisani (Author), Stephen M. Stahl (Author)

9781108463621, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 May 2021

192 pages
18.7 x 12.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 kg

'This is a refreshing addition to the literature on suicide prevention. The high-yield and practical tone of the book and the use of figures, bullet points, and summaries make this a quick and memorable read. This will be an excellent go-to reference on suicide prevention management and associated topics for treatment professionals to have on their bookshelves.' Daniel M. Tuinstra, Doody's Notes

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.

Part I. Suicide Prevention Overview: 1. Translating Science into Action
2. Dispelling Myths
3. Public Health Model of Suicide
4. Understanding Why: Drivers of Suicide Risk
Part II. Clinical Risk Assessment and Care: 5. Collaborative Connections
6. Prevention Oriented Suicide Risk Assessment
7. Responding to Suicide Risk
8. Extending Care Beyond the Individual
9 .Use of Medications in Suicide Prevention
10. Suicide Prevention in Healthcare Systems
Part III. Special Topics: Medicolegal Considerations and Specific Populations: 11. Medicolegal Risk Management
12.The Role of Culture and Societal Factors
13. Youth and Adolescents
14. Military and Veterans
15. Older Adults
16. LGBT Populations
17. Suicide Loss Survivors.

Subject Areas: Nursing [MQC], Psychiatry [MMH], Medicolegal issues [MBQ], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN]