Adolescent Suicide: Assessment and Intervention

American Association of Suicidology, Washington, DC. Incorporates 15 years of new research and critical thinking about clinical assessment and intervention in adolescent suicide. Emphasizes an expanded focus on prevention. Includes discussions on malpractice risk management, abundant case examples, and extensive references. For psychologists. Previous edition: c1996.

Alan L. Berman, PhD, is executive director of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), a past president of the AAS, and a recipient, as was Dr. Jobes, of the AAS's Shneidman Award (for Outstanding Contributions in Research in Suicidology) David A. Jobes, PhD, is professor of psychology at Catholic University of America and codirector of training of the PhD clinical psychology program Morton M. Silverman, MD, is senior advisor to the National Suicide Prevention Resource Center