The Suicidal Crisis: Clinical Guide to the Assessment of Imminent Suicide Risk

The Suicidal Crisis is the first book to help clinicians evaluate the risk of imminent suicidal behavior. What sets the Suicidal Crisis apart is its clinical focus on those at the highest risk. The text contains sixty individual case studies of acutely suicidal individuals, detailed instructions on how to conduct risk assessments, and test cases with answer keys. Another unique feature is a discussion of how clinicians' emotional responses to acutely suicidal individuals may help identify those at highest risk.

Dr. Igor I. Galynker is a clinical and research psychiatrist with broad interests in suicide prevention, bipolar disorder, behavioral addictions, and the role of family in psychiatric illness. He has published on these topics in professional journals and in the lay press and has authored a book on family involvement in psychiatric treatment. The Suicidal Crisis, Clinical Guide to the Assessment of Imminent Suicide Risk is the culmination of his work on pre-suicidal affective states and short-term suicide risk.