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Beyond Magic: How Do We Detect Suicidal Thoughts?

March 29, 2015

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No objective test exists for suicidal thoughts – no X-ray to detect broken hope, no CAT scan to reveal intolerable emotional pain, no blood test to expose toxic intentions. This reality is disappointing, even devastating. People understandably want professionals to predict and

10 Things Not to Say to a Suicidal Person

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

March 3, 2015

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“I want to kill myself.” Those five words are a shock to hear, a dreadful pronouncement from a friend or family member you do not want to lose. You recoil at the thought. How could they want to die? As unwelcome as

For Therapists Who Want – or Need – to Improve Their Suicide Prevention Skills

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 11, 2014

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NOTE: Updated information about practice guidelines, training opportunities, and books can be found at HelpingTheSuicidalPerson.com. If you are a psychotherapist, it is likely that your graduate studies included precious little training in suicide prevention. You can get that knowledge in other ways.

“Woefully Inadequate”: Suicide Prevention Training in Graduate Schools

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 6, 2014

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With the exception of psychiatrists, most mental health professionals have received very little, if any, training in graduate school on suicide-related topics: “Competence in the assessment of suicidality is an essential clinical skill that has consistently been overlooked and dismissed by the

Is Suicide Inevitable for Some People?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

September 16, 2013

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A 61-year-old man, E.H., survived suicide attempts, received care for depression in psychiatric hospitals, and battled alcoholism for many years. His father died by suicide. E.H. was convinced that one day he, too, would kill himself. In 1961, he fatally shot himself in

Documenting a Suicidal Client’s Risk: Do it Well, for their Sake and Yours

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 25, 2013

“Client denied suicidal ideation.” “Client reports suicidal ideation but lacks plan or intent.” “Client reported only mild suicidal thoughts.” Many clinicians use these phrases in their clinical notes – and then say nothing else about suicide risk. Such minimalism is not good

Suicide Prevention - Page 2

Beyond Magic: How Do We Detect Suicidal Thoughts?

10 Things Not to Say to a Suicidal Person

For Therapists Who Want – or Need – to Improve Their Suicide Prevention Skills

“Woefully Inadequate”: Suicide Prevention Training in Graduate Schools

Is Suicide Inevitable for Some People?

Documenting a Suicidal Client’s Risk: Do it Well, for their Sake and Yours

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