Suicide Prevention Contracting: The Pitfalls, Perils, and Seven Safer Alternatives

Suicide Prevention Contracting: The Pitfalls, Perils, and Seven Safer Alternatives
ISBN-10
0765709961
ISBN-13
9780765709967
Category
Psychology
Pages
221
Language
English
Published
2013-12-11
Publisher
Jason Aronson
Authors
Stephen J. Edwards, Christopher Goj

Description

Suicide Prevention Contracting: The Pitfalls, Perils, and Seven Safer Alternatives demonstrates that suicide prevention contracting, a widely adopted but little-understood form of suicide prevention, is almost wholly counterproductive and potentially dangerous for both patients and the clinician attempting to assist them. Edwards and Goj make a compelling case for this alarming pronouncement and offer seven alternative procedures.

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