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The Challenge and the Promise of Clinical Suicidology
Author(s) -
Jobes David A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1995.tb00237.x
Subject(s) - suicidology , psychology , computer science , medicine , medical emergency , human factors and ergonomics , poison control
The existing research in clinical assessment and treatment of suicidal patients is reviewed. Data concerning the “life course” of suicidally among outpatient samples of suicidal university students are then presented. These data suggest different subtypes of suicidally, which are further considered using a conceptual model that differentiates intrapsychic versus interpsychic suicidality. The implications of these data and this model are discussed in relation to current changes in mental health care with an emphasis on differential assessment and prescriptive treatments. Future developments in clinical suicidology and ideas for additional research are discussed.