The medical model continues to dominate research and shape policy and service responses
to suicide. In this work we challenge the assumption that the medical model always provides …

Help seekers regularly present to Emergency Departments (EDs) when in suicidal crisis for
intervention to ensure their immediate safety, which may assist in reducing future attempts …

All practitioners working in the caring and helping professions face many challenges and
questions when dealing with suicidal clients: Is this client being serious? Can I do more …

This chapter is a collaboration between four people who have experiences of suicidality
from differing viewpoints. Andrea (AR) and Michael (MD) have the lived experience of …

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States.
This book is based on a three year qualitative study (a study that was funded by the United …

Background Many types of intervention exist for suicide attempters, but they tend not to
sufficiently consider patient's views. Aim To identify useful components of a previously …

The following report presents the findings and recommendations of the Clinical Care and
Intervention Task Force to the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. The Task …

People who attend hospital following a suicide attempt represent a well-delineated high-risk
group of patients who may be amenable to targeted interventions to reduce the risk of …

The recognition that we cannot use risk stratification (high, medium, low) to predict suicide or
to allocate resources has led to a paradigm shift in suicide prevention efforts. There are …

There is currently limited information about the impact and experiences of a suicide attempt
on the well‐being of a person providing care before, during, or after the attempt. Scant …