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The Suicidal Patient

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Cognitive therapy has consistently been demonstrated to be effective in treating depressed patients. The cognitive therapy approach to treating suicidal patients is to focus on the thoughts, assumptions, and beliefs that accompany the suicidal intent. Understanding the cognitive component of the suicidal patient can be instrumental in treatment planning and eventual therapeutic success.

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  1. 1851 East First Street, Santa Ana, California, 92705, USA

    Dennis Greenberger (Private Practice)

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  1. Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey, USA

    Arthur Freeman

  2. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Frank M. Dattilio

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Greenberger, D. (1992). The Suicidal Patient. In: Freeman, A., Dattilio, F.M. (eds) Comprehensive Casebook of Cognitive Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9777-0_13

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