Treating Suicidal Behavior: An Effective, Time-Limited Approach (Treatment Manuals for Practitioners series)

From our regular book review column.

This 274-page volume, Treating Suicidal Behavior: An Effective, Time-Limited Approach, is a component of the Treatment Manuals for Practitioners series that is edited by David H. Barlow, Ph.D. Two of the coauthors, Drs. Rudd and Joiner, are academic psychologists; Dr. Rajab is a biostatistician. The stated goal of the book is to "provide an empirically supported treatment approach for suicidality that is specifically tailored to today’s managed care environment."