Citation

Adler LD, Slootsky V, Griffith JL, Khin EK. Psychiatr. Ann. 2016; 46(5): 293-297.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Healio)

DOI

10.3928/00485713-20160318-01

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The ability to predict a person's risk of acute suicide is one of the most important skills in the practice of psychiatry. This article reviews the essential components of suicide assessment in a concise format meant to be learned and taught to psychiatrists at various levels of training. Strategies for assessing a person's existential state, imminent warning signs, lethality of planned suicide attempts, and protective factors in an empathetic, collaborative approach are reviewed. Finally, a brief overview of the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (CASE) approach, a well-validated approach to obtaining a thorough and empathetic suicide assessment that is useful in cases where suicidality is not obviously apparent, is given. © SLACK Incorporated.

Language: en