An innovative treatment approach with a strong empirical evidence base, brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (BCBT) is presented in step-by-step detail in this authoritative manual. Leading treatment developers show how to establish a strong collaborative relationship with a suicidal patient, assess risk, and immediately work to establish safety. Proven interventions are described for building emotion regulation and crisis management skills and dismantling the patient's suicidal belief system. The book includes case examples, sample dialogues, and 17 reproducible handouts, forms, scripts, and other clinical tools. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Preventing Suicide Attempts consolidates the accumulated knowledge and efforts of leading suicide researchers, and describes how a common, cognitive behavioral model of suicide has resulted in 50% or greater ...
The book includes a step-by-step protocol for cognitive therapy that is vividly illustrated in an extended case study.
be best helped by the major focus of therapy being behaviourally orientated ( Roth and Fonagy , 1996 ) . We have noted elsewhere that behavioural experiments can be a powerful challenge to unhelpful automatic thoughts , provided the ...
This manual provides an empirically supported approach to treating suicidality that is specifically tailored to todays managed care environment.
... will drop out prematurely (Barrett, Chua, Crits-Cristoph, Gibbons, & Thompson, 2008; Levensky, 2006) and approximately half will not complete homework assignments or other treatment recommendations (Detweiler & Whisman, 1999).
The Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP) described in this manual is an innovative brief therapy that has proven in published clinical trials to be highly effective in reducing the risk of further attempts.
The book includes a chapter, written by the treatment developer(s), on each of the six treatments that have been shown in randomized controlled trials to reduce suicidal and/or self-harm behavior in adolescents with prior histories of these ...
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This workbook is here to help you find relief and solutions when suicidal thoughts take over. Grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this compassionate workbook offers practical tools to guide you toward a place of hope.
This book reflects a true integration of the best of sexual and gender minority research and the best of evidence-based practice research, presented by the leading experts in the field.