Treating Suicidal Behavior: An Effective, Time-Limited Approach (Treatment Manuals for Practitioners)

Arrived on time, in great condition. Recommend this book for professional use if you're working in mental health.

The lead author, David Rudd, PhD, ABPP, has devoted most of his career to working to prevent suicide. He and his colleagues have produced an outstanding book on both understanding and treating persons with suicidal intent. This book has my highest endorsement.Joe Alford

These authors wrote as if they were paid by the number of words. The gist of the book is that suicidal patients should be treated with Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Change a few words here and there and the book could be CBT treatment for just about any Axis I diagnosis. They spend a lot of time reviewing literature on CBT. They repeat the same ideas over and over again throughout the book. What little they had of substance on suicidal behavior would be best presented in a small pamphlet rather than a book. The book also seems to assume that the client is high functioning, and articulate. In my opinion, this book is written to impress rather than inform. I bought the book because David Barlow is listed as the editor. I am greatly surprised that David H. Barlow would allow his name to appear on such a poorly written book.

Great historical book on the treatment of suicidal behavior. The place to start on the journey of treating suicidal clients.