The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Substance Abuse Counselors 1st Edition

The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Substance Abuse Counselors 1st Edition
Author: Shawn Christopher Shea ID: 0471183636

Review

“Shea’s approach to suicide risk assessment is at once elegant in its simplicity and comprehensive in its scope and depth.” (Preventing Suicide, 3/1/2004)

“This book is, to date, one of the most helpful and well-written works about the in-depth evaluation of suicidal patients.” (The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Volume 191, Number 10, October 2003)

“. . . remarkably concise and valuable body of information for clinicians at any level in any specialty.” –Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction Professionals

“This outstanding book is informative, interesting, and clinically useful. . . . It will be meaningful and helpful to experienced practitioners, residents, other mental health clinicians, and students.” –American Journal of Psychiatry

“In this highly readable, engaging volume, Dr. Shea makes the process of discovering suicidality come alive. Even if you are not directly involved in suicide risk assessment, this is a very worthwhile read. If you are directly involved, this is a must read.” –School Psychology Resources Online

“. . . a concise, carefully conceptualized, well-written book . . . highly recommended for all psychiatric residents and all other mental health students. Their teachers, as well, will profit greatly by reading it.” –Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

–This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

SHAWN CHRISTOPHER SHEA, MD, is a nationally acclaimed workshop leader and educational innovator in the field of the initial diagnostic interview. He is the author of the bestselling text Psychiatric Interviewing: The Art of Understanding, Second Edition. Dr. Shea has received an Outstanding Course Award from the American Psychiatric Association for his presentations at its annual meetings and has presented at both the Cape Cod Symposia and the Santa Fe Symposia. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, and is also in private practice.

Hardcover: 272 pagesPublisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 30, 1999)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0471183636ISBN-13: 978-0471183631 Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #1,890,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #783 in Books > Self-Help > Death & Grief > Suicide #931 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Testing & Measurement #932 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Testing & Measurement

Shawn Shea’s The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Substance Abuse Counselors is one of the most valuable professional texts I have read in the past decade. The book combines scholarship, practical guidelines and a literary quality that renders it a truly exceptional book in the field. I found the case examples used to illustrate clinical problems invaluable; these vignettes bring the theoretical material "alive" in a way that encourages clinicians from various disciplines and theoretical orientations to meaningfully incorporate the concepts. Shea elucidates such critical issues as risk factors and risk predictors in such a way as to make constructs that are often reifed once again meaningful. As part of my professional responsibilities, I am responsible for training/teaching mental health emergency clinicians aspects of clinical interviewing and suicide assessment. I have incorporated many of the principles in this book into these trainings. The CASE approach to suicidal assessment is perhaps the best approach to this complex task that I have found. The discussion on "contracting for safety/no suicide contracts" is relevant, congruent with current ethical and legal principles, and reflects the difficult reality of working with suicidal patients. I regularly recommend both this book and Shea’s book on psychiatric interviewing to participants in the workshops.
In summary, I highly recommend this text for clinicians from all disciplines and at all phases of professional development. It is a rich text, full of clinical wisdom and scholarship, that both the novice and the seasoned clinician will find themselves reaching for repeatedly. Perhaps the best assessment of the book is the fact that I’ve tried to keep it on my bookshelf, but it keeps getting borrowed by my colleagues. I’ve resolved the problem by keeping a separate copy at home. THAT constitutes a valuable book!

There are many books on suicidology and even on clinical interviewing, but none combine the two topics in such an effective and practical manner.
Dr. Shea’s book, the second edition to his previous edition, is an excellent tool for any practicing clinician or student. He provides a method of assessment that is quick and efficient without being superficial.
Working in a federal penitentiary, suicide assessments are an important part of my work. I rely on Dr. Shea’s assessment techniques on a regular basis because they allow for quick, triage assessments.
I can’t recommend a book more highly!

Dr. Shea shares great insights into the interview process for suicidal patients. Too often there is a reliance on demographic or symptomatic factors to determine suicidal risk. Dr. Shea convincingly brings us back to the realization that suicide is an individual choice and the risk of suicide can only be estimated by understanding the individual’s thought processes regarding suicide. Theorectically sound and practical book.

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