Adolescent Suicide: Assessment and Intervention,9781591471936

Adolescent Suicide: Assessment and Intervention

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781591471936
ISBN10: 1591471931
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-01-01
Publisher(s): AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Summary

American Association of Suicidology, Washington, DC. Incorporates 15 years of new research and critical thinking about clinical assessment and intervention in adolescent suicide. Emphasizes an expanded focus on prevention. Includes discussions on malpractice risk management, abundant case examples, and extensive references. For psychologists. Previous edition: c1996.

Author Biography

Alan L. Berman, PhD, is executive director of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), a past president of the AAS, and a recipient, as was Dr. Jobes, of the AAS's Shneidman Award (for Outstanding Contributions in Research in Suicidology) David A. Jobes, PhD, is professor of psychology at Catholic University of America and codirector of training of the PhD clinical psychology program Morton M. Silverman, MD, is senior advisor to the National Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Table of Contents

Foreworde vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 3(8)
I. Research and Clinical Practice
11(276)
The Epidemiology of Adolescent Suicide
13(30)
The Theoretical Context
43(34)
The Empirical Context
77(42)
Assessment
119(50)
The Treatment of the Suicidal Adolescent
169(38)
An Integrative--Eclectic Approach to Treatment
207(52)
Standards of Care and Malpractice in Suicide Treatment
259(28)
II. Prevention and Postvention
287(78)
Prevention
289(46)
Survivors of Suicide and Postvention
335(30)
Appendix A: Adolescent Suicide Resources 365(6)
Appendix B: Recommended Readings 371(2)
References 373(54)
Author Index 427(12)
Subject Index 439(16)
About the Authors 455

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