Book Review November 15, 1996

Treatment of Suicidal People

Allen O. Battle, PhD

J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57(11):551-552

Article Abstract

From our regular book review column.

Treatment of Suicidal People, containing the contributions from 21 different individuals, including the editors, is written as a handbook for physicians and mental health professionals. It includes the clinical, ethical, legal, and pharmacologic aspects of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. The greatest amount of material deals with intervention.