TY - JOUR
T1 - A standard of care for the assessment of suicide risk and associated treatment
T2 - The Florida State University psychology clinic as an example
AU - Cukrowicz, Kelly C.
AU - Wingate, La Ricka R.
AU - Driscoll, Kimberly A.
AU - Joiner, Thomas E.
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - The Florida State University has established a set of guidelines to be used as a standard of care for suicide. This standard of care guides therapists through a suicide risk assessment that focuses on key variables related to suicidal behavior that are among the best predictors of completed suicide. This standard of care includes necessary components of suicide risk assessment, critical steps to follow to ensure the safety of suicidal patients, treatment recommendations, and guidelines for minimizing the legal risk of the therapist. Though this standard of care was developed in a research and training clinic, these principles may be applied to all clinicians offering psychological services to patients, regardless of the nature of the clinic or setting.
AB - The Florida State University has established a set of guidelines to be used as a standard of care for suicide. This standard of care guides therapists through a suicide risk assessment that focuses on key variables related to suicidal behavior that are among the best predictors of completed suicide. This standard of care includes necessary components of suicide risk assessment, critical steps to follow to ensure the safety of suicidal patients, treatment recommendations, and guidelines for minimizing the legal risk of the therapist. Though this standard of care was developed in a research and training clinic, these principles may be applied to all clinicians offering psychological services to patients, regardless of the nature of the clinic or setting.
KW - Assessment
KW - Standard of care
KW - Suicide
KW - Treatment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=3843144268&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/B:JOCP.0000010915.77490.71
DO - 10.1023/B:JOCP.0000010915.77490.71
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:3843144268
SN - 0022-0116
VL - 34
SP - 87
EP - 100
JO - Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
JF - Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
IS - 1
ER -