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The 3-Day Rule and Suicide

December 7, 2014

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Many people who attempt suicide do so impulsively. Extremely impulsively. One study of people who attempted suicide found that 48% thought of suicide for fewer than 10 minutes before making the suicide attempt. The haste with which many people die by suicide…

For Therapists Who Want – or Need – to Improve Their Suicide Prevention Skills

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 11, 2014

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If you are a psychotherapist, it is likely that your graduate studies included precious little training in suicide prevention. You can get that knowledge in other ways. To name a few: Practice Guidelines for Treating Suicidal Clients Several organizations have published guidelines…

“Woefully Inadequate”: Suicide Prevention Training in Graduate Schools

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 6, 2014

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With the exception of psychiatrists, most mental health professionals have received very little, if any, training in graduate school on suicide-related topics: “Competence in the assessment of suicidality is an essential clinical skill that has consistently been overlooked and dismissed by the…

Wait, Who Is A Suicide Survivor?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 27, 2014

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Across the Internet and elsewhere, people apply the term suicide survivor to two different groups of people: 1) people who struggled with suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide, and survived, and 2) people who were never suicidal at all, but who lost a…

“Mightier than the Sword”: Healing from a Spiteful Suicide Note

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 20, 2014

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“Mum, I could write to you for days, but I know nothing would actually make a difference to you,” the note begins. “You are much too ignorant and self concerned to even attempt to listen or understand, everyone knows that.” More hateful…

Coping Statements for Suicidal Thoughts

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 14, 2014

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Many people desperately wish to stop their suicidal thoughts. Often, this is possible. You might be able to eliminate suicidal thoughts by healing the depression, stress, hopelessness, self-hatred or whatever forces underlie them. Yet it might take a while to stop thinking of suicide.…

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The 3-Day Rule and Suicide

For Therapists Who Want – or Need – to Improve Their Suicide Prevention Skills

“Woefully Inadequate”: Suicide Prevention Training in Graduate Schools

Wait, Who Is A Suicide Survivor?

“Mightier than the Sword”: Healing from a Spiteful Suicide Note

Coping Statements for Suicidal Thoughts

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