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A Primer on Suicidology: Implications for Counselors
Author(s) -
Laux John M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00203.x
Subject(s) - suicidology , intervention (counseling) , psychology , psychotherapist , counselor education , medical education , applied psychology , medicine , suicide prevention , psychiatry , poison control , higher education , medical emergency , political science , law
In this article, the author addresses the state of the art issues relating to suicide theory; assessment; risk factors; intervention, prevention, and postvention; and training. Specifically, a recent article published in The Counseling Psychologist (J. S. Westefeld et al., 2000) is reviewed. Implications for counselors, counselor educators, and counselor trainees are presented.