Citation

Katz LY, Korslund KE. Cogn. Behav. Pract. 2020; 27(1): 30-38.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cbpra.2019.05.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in its initial iteration was developed for the treatment of suicidal and self-injuring adults. As a result, the assessment and management of suicidal and nonsuicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behavior was and is central to the conduct of standard DBT. In this paper the authors describe the DBT approach to suicide risk assessment including discussion of both comprehensive and targeted suicide risk assessment and the associated documentation. In addition, it describes when and when not to conduct such assessment. Finally, this article describes management of both imminent and distant suicide risk and the application of DBT treatment strategies that can be applied in session. © 2019

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; hospitalization; risk assessment; psychiatrist; priority journal; medical documentation; dialectical behavior therapy; Article; Dialectical Behavior Therapy; suicide risk management; suicide risk assessment