@article{ref1,
title="Psychotherapy of acute suicidality. "The anti-suicide promise" as a method of preventing suicide",
journal="Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie",
year="1989",
author="Modestin, Jeri",
volume="39",
number="3-4",
pages="115-120",
abstract="A trustful therapeutic relationship is considered to be the most important suicide-preventing measure. Furthermore, it has frequently been recommended to have the severely suicidal patient promise not to commit suicide within a certain period of time. Using three clinical examples the unreliability of this suicide-preventing method is demonstrated. When the patient can give such a promise responsibly, it probably is no longer necessary. Also, the patient's giving such a promise can negatively influence the development of the therapeutic relationship. A reciprocal contract should be preferred: the patient contacts the therapist whenever he feels to loose control over his suicidal potential whereas the therapist offers his availability to the patient.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0937-2032",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}