American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of

Table of Contents
Part 1: Suicide Risk Assessment
Suicide risk assessment: gateway to treatment and management / The interpersonal art of suicide assessment: interviewing techniques for uncovering suicide intent, ideation, and actions / The clinical risk assessment interview / Cultural competence in suicide risk assessment / Psychological testing in suicide risk management
Part 2: Major Mental Disorders
Depressive disorders / Anxiety disorders / Substance-related disorders / Bipolar disorder / Schizophrenia / Personality disorders
Part 3: Treatment
Psychopharmacotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy / Cognitive therapy for suicide prevention / Psychodynamic treatment / Split treatment: coming of age
Part 4: Treatment Settings
Emergency services / Outpatient treatment / Inpatient psychiatric treatment / Patient safety and freedom of movement: coping with uncertainty
Part 5: Special Populations
Children, adolescents, and college students / The elderly / Suicide prevention in jails and prisons / Clinical management of suicide risk with military and veteran personnel / Suicide and gender
Part 6: Special Topics
Neurobiology of suicidal behavior / Combined murder-suicide / Suicide and the internet / Patient suicide and litigation / Therapeutic risk management of the suicidal patient
Part 7: Prevention
Suicide prevention by lethal means restrictions / Suicide prevention programs / Suicide research: knowledge gaps and opportunities
Part 8: Aftermath of Suicide and the Psychiatrist
Psychiatrist reactions to patient suicide / Aftermath of suicide: the clinician's role
Appendix 1: case scenario questions for self-study
Appendix 2: answer guide to case scenario questions for self-study
Index