SUICIDE RISK MANAGEMENT - A MANUAL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

• Introduces the Tool for Assessment of Suicide Risk (TASR) and provides instruction on how to use it appropriately in the clinic
  
• Features a continued self study program, the Suicide Risk Assessment Guide (SRAG), to assess clinical evaluation skills without running the risk of mishandling a suicidal patient
  
• Makes effective use of bulleted lists, tables and flowcharts to describe how to use the many factors to assess the risk of suicide in an individual patient
  
• Contains a summary card at the back of the book that provides an "at a glance" guide to the assessment process.

Sonia Chehil MD FRCPC is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Deputy Head of International Psychiatry at Dalhousie University with joint faculty appointments in child and adolescent and international psychiatry.

Objectives.

1 Understanding Suicide Risk.

2 Suicide Risk Assessment.

3 Putting it All Together: The Tool for Assessment of Suicide Risk (TASR).

4 Suicide and Youth.

5 Commonly Encountered Problems in the Evaluation of Suicide Risk.

6 Suicide Prevention.

7 Suicide Intervention.

8 Post-Suicide Interventions.

9 Clinical Vignettes for Group or Individual Study.

Appendices.

1. Suicide Risk Assessment Guide (SRAG).

2. Tool for Assessment of Suicide Risk (TASR).

3. 6-item Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS).

4. Chehil and Kutcher Clinical Assessment of Adolescent Depression (CAAD).

Index