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Collaborating to prevent suicide: a clinical-research perspective.

D A Jobes1

  • 1Department of Psychology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA.

Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior
|April 27, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Suicidality is a relational phenomenon, influenced by key relationships that can both cause and prevent suicide. New clinical approaches objectify suicidal states for better assessment and treatment.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Suicidology

Background:

  • Suicidality is fundamentally a relational phenomenon.
  • Key relationships can paradoxically contribute to or prevent suicidal behavior.
  • Clinical practice with suicidal patients highlights the importance of relational dynamics.

Observation:

  • Effective clinical practice can be hindered by issues related to suicidality.
  • A new paradigm in clinical suicidology is emerging.
  • This paradigm objectifies suicidality and emphasizes the phenomenology of suicidal states.

Findings:

  • The emerging paradigm offers an increasingly empirical perspective.
  • It is developing improved methods for assessing suicidal conditions.
  • It is creating better ways to treat suicidal conditions.

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Implications:

  • This new approach enhances the understanding of suicidality.
  • It provides a framework for more effective clinical interventions.
  • It signifies progress in the empirical study and treatment of suicide.