Understanding suicidal ideation and assessing for risk

Suicide: Strategies and interventions for reduction and prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 84-100

  Ruddell, Peter ^a,b,c   Curwen, Berni ^c,d  

^a Centre for Stress Management   (United Kingdom)

^b Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy   (United Kingdom)

^c Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy   (United Kingdom)

^d Primary Care Counselling and Psychology Department   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84949806084     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315820132-17     Document Type: Chapter

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