Book contents
- Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Suicide Prevention Overview
- Section 2 Clinical Risk Assessment and Care
- 5 Collaborative Connections
- 6 Prevention-Oriented Suicide Risk Assessment
- 7 Responding to Suicide Risk
- 8 Extending the Impact of Interventions
- 9 Use of Medications in Suicide Prevention
- 10 Suicide Prevention in Healthcare Systems
- Section 3 Special Topics: Medicolegal Considerations and Specific Populations
- Appendix Resource List
- Index
- References
5 - Collaborative Connections
from Section 2 - Clinical Risk Assessment and Care
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 May 2021
- Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Suicide Prevention Overview
- Section 2 Clinical Risk Assessment and Care
- 5 Collaborative Connections
- 6 Prevention-Oriented Suicide Risk Assessment
- 7 Responding to Suicide Risk
- 8 Extending the Impact of Interventions
- 9 Use of Medications in Suicide Prevention
- 10 Suicide Prevention in Healthcare Systems
- Section 3 Special Topics: Medicolegal Considerations and Specific Populations
- Appendix Resource List
- Index
- References
Summary
When engaging with persons at risk for suicide, healthcare professionals have an opportunity to make a real difference in the life of the patient. However, the situation can place a great deal of pressure on those trying to help. When dealing with a person struggling with suicidal thoughts, a variety of concerns might arise
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- Suicide PreventionStahl's Handbooks, pp. 75 - 85Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021