Recognizing and addressing unique vulnerabilities of suicidal patients: Suicide research at The Menninger Clinic

摘要: Suicide risk is an inescapable presence in the treatment of people with psychiatric disorders, a fact that applies especially inpatient settings. This article summarizes several-year research initiative at The Menninger Clinic aimed better understanding psychological contributors to suicidality and developing more effective clinical interventions. Two areas are described, outcomes arm focused on assessing feasibility effectiveness suicide-specific intervention (The Collaborative Assessment Management Suicidality) exploratory whose objective learn about vulnerabilities distinguish suicidal from nonsuicidal patients, eye toward interventions address such vulnerabilities. author concludes that, combined other developments field, this body work strongly supports view patients should be treated specifically target seem set stage for episodes.