This practical book looks at secondary suicide prevention. It outlines solution focused brief therapy and presents the evidence base for this approach. Other topics include risk assessment, management, and medication. An in-depth case study and five shorter case studies facilitate a better understanding of thematerial. INDICE: About the Author. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. How to Use this Book. 2. The Books Style and Purpose. 3. Defining Suicide and Self-Harm. 4. Current Service Provision: Risk Assessment, Management and Medication. 5. Other Approaches to Helping the Suicidal. 6. What is Solution Focused Brief Therapy. 7. Suicide Encounters: The Crucial First Ten Minutes. 8. The SolutionFocused Approach in Working with the Suicidal. 9. Case Study: Reg and the Demons Calling from the Deep. 10. Some more Case Vignettes. 11. Where do we go from Here? References. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3. Appendix 4. Author Index. Subject Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-51808-3
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 20/06/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés