Download or read book Suicide Prevention Contracting written by Stephen J. Edwards and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suicide Prevention Contracting: The Pitfalls, Perils, and Seven Safer Alternatives demonstrates that suicide prevention contracting, a widely adopted but little-understood form of suicide prevention, is almost wholly counterproductive and potentially dangerous for both patients and the clinician attempting to assist them. Edwards and Goj make a compelling case for this alarming pronouncement and offer seven alternative procedures.