TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - No-harm contracts: a review of what we know
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Lewis, L. M.
SP  - 50
EP  - 57
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
N2  - Few events in the practice of a mental health clinician can be as devastating as the suicide of a client. Although suicide is a rare occurrence, clinicians face assessment of clients' risk for harming themselves on a regular basis. One well-accepted and widely practiced intervention for suicidal ideation is the use of no-harm contracts (NHC), although opinions about NHCs range from enthusiasm to apathy. The existing research does not support the use of such contracts as a method for preventing suicide, nor for protecting clinicians from malpractice litigation in the event of a client suicide.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2007.37.1.50
ID  - ref1
ER  -