Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk Jill Charlotte Stanford University of London Criminal Justice

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Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk Jill Charlotte Stanford University of London Criminal JusticePatient suicide is an unavoidable occupational hazard of psychiatric practice. Indeed, it is the rare clinician who does not struggle, even agonize, over the complex task of assessing and managing the risk of suicide in patients. Patient suicides account for the greatest number of malpractice suits field against psychiatrists and for the greatest number of settlements and verdicts covered by professional liability insurers. In this book, written by a