Citation

Kernberg OF. J. Am. Psychoanal. Assoc. 2012; 60(4): 707-719.

Affiliation

New York Presbyterian Hospital, White Plains, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0003065112449861

PMID

22786850

Abstract

What follows are guidelines for rescue teams dedicated to suicide prevention for psychoanalytic institutes and societies. They provide a general orientation and presuppose intensive individual and organizational training by the rescue teams. Some general notes of caution: suicide prevention is a complex, delicate effort that requires specific training, experience, knowledge, patience, and courage. It is a well-known fact that drowning persons may resist rescue efforts, thereby posing the danger of drowning the rescuer along with themselves. Similarly, expect desperate, blind resistance to your efforts, particularly when the suicidal temptation is urgent and overwhelming.

Language: en