TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Suicide prevention: critical elements for managing suicidal clients and counselor liability without the use of a no-suicide contract
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Lee, Jong B.
A1  - Bartlett, Mary L.
SP  - 847
EP  - 865
VL  - 29
IS  - 9
N2  - Despite its entrenchment as a standard of practice, no-suicide contracts fail to achieve their purpose as an effective part of treatment or as an effective method of inoculating counselors against potential lawsuits should a client commit suicide. Critical elements for managing suicidal clients and counselor liability without reliance on the no-suicide contract are presented. Therapeutic considerations include evaluating clients to determine (a) no referral for hospitalization needed, (b) referral for voluntary hospitalization, or (c) referral for involuntary hospitalization.
LA  - 
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -