Suicide Risk Management (PDF)

Suicide Risk Management: A Manual for Health Professionals
is a short, clearly written book that provides practical guidance
on how to manage the suicidal or potentially suicidal patient.
Written by two expert teachers, the book has been used in courses
for trainee psychiatrists and for health professionals throughout
the world. Feedback from participants on these courses has informed
revision of the new edition. This book is of interest for all
mental health professionals who come into contact with patients who
present with suicide potential, i.e. all mental health
professionals, as well as general health professionals who are
often the first point of contact for a suicidal patient.

The book opens with a review of the epidemiology, risk factors
and associated aspects of suicide. It then presents two assessment
tools: The Tool for Assessment of Suicide Risk (TASR) provides
instruction on how to use it appropriately in the clinic. The
Suicide Risk Assessment Guide (SRAG) acts as a self-study program
to asess clinical evaluation skills. Both tools were created for
use in the authors' own practice and are now successfully
taught to and used by health professionals around the world.
Refined through actual experience, these proven tools help assess
and evaluate patients with confidence.

Case vignettes allow the reader to practice using the
information they have learned from the book.

Throughout the book, bulleted lists, tables and flowcharts
effectively describe how to use the many factors to assess the risk
of suicide in an individual patient.