Mental health articles

Psychopharmacology for suicide: general considerations Medications and medication management may be helpful with certain diagnostic conditions and related symptoms associated with suicidality (Maris, Berman, & Silverman, 2000). In these cases, symptom reduction is necessary for cognitive, behavioral, or verbal modes of clinical intervention to succeed. One of the most exciting advances in understanding the genetic […]

Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality This approach is a novel clinical protocol designed to quickly identify and effectively engage suicidal outpatients in their own clinical care (Jobes, 2000, 2003b; Jobes & Drozd, 2004). The approach taken by collaborative assessment and management of suicidality (CAMS) emphasizes a thorough and collaborative assessment of suicidality at every […]

Empirical treatment literature for suicidal behaviors Much of the limited suicide treatment literature is not specifi c to the late adolescent and young adult suicidal patient. Indeed, in general there has been a lack of research in the treatment of suicidality (Hawton et al., 1998; Linehan, 1997; Rudd, 2000). Linehan (1997) scrutinized all investigations that […]

hospitalization for suicide attempts Given the stigma, managed care constraints, signifi cantly reduced numbers of available inpatient beds, and other issues, hospitalizations are not the answer for every suicidal student. Indeed, the need for hospitalization, management while hospitalized, and postdischarge planning are all tinged with medicallegal implications and liability issues for clinicians, other counseling center […]