A source of empirical information on the clinical and legal standards of care for suicidal patients. Combining clinical and legal insight, Dr Bongar proposes a working model for the assessment, management and treatment of suicidal patients in both inpatient and outpatient contexts. His suggestions for optimal clinical practice provide additional guidance on risk-management strategies for suicide prevention and post-vention. This second edition is revised and contains new material on cross-cultural assessment and management, case law, and several risk estimators and assessment scales.