INTRODUCTION
Learning Objectives
TERMINOLOGY
PREVALENCE
THEORIES OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR
Cognitive Stress Diathesis Model
Clinical Stress Diathesis Models
Neurobiological Stress Diathesis Model
Interpersonal Model of Suicidal Behavior
RESEARCH IN SUICIDOLOGY
Key Research Findings and Risk Factors
Key Research Findings and Protective Factors
SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
Mood Disorders and Suicide
Substance Abuse and Suicide
Schizophrenia and Suicide
Anxiety Disorders and Suicide
Sleep Disorders and Suicide
Trauma, Personality Disorders, and Suicide
Eating Disorders and Suicide
Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide
Emotion Regulation and Suicide
SERVICE UTILIZATION AND TREATMENT-SEEKING
AT-RISK AND VULNERABLE GROUPS
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Clients
Suicide and Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors
Suicide and the Armed-Forces
Elderly Clients
Teen Suicide
The Homeless
Incarcerated Individuals
Youth in Foster Care
Physician Suicide
RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS
Caucasians
African Americans
Native Americans
Immigration and the Risk of Suicide
Hispanic/Latinos
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
ASSESSING SUICIDE RISK
Warning Signs of Suicide
Assessment Process
Suicide Assessment Components
Recommendations for Conducting a Suicide Assessment
Telemental Health
Documentation
Estimation of Suicide Risk
Therapeutic Rapport and Alliance
MANAGING SUICIDAL CLIENTS
Guidelines for Hospitalization
Therapy for Suicidality
Models of Therapy
Safety Planning
THERAPEUTIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Aspects of Risk Management
Suicide Risk Assessment
Documentation
CARE FOR THE CLINICIAN
Supervision/Consultation
Signs of Burnout
Vicarious/Secondary Traumatic Stress
Compassion Fatigue
Antidotes to Burnout/Secondary Traumatic Stress/Compassion Fatigue
Personal and Professional Boundaries
CLIENT SUICIDE
Supporting a Client’s Family and Friends Following Suicide
Children and Suicide Loss
ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES