Psychotherapy designed to detect and treat suicidal potential.

The authors point out the present failure of many psychiatrists to recognize potentially suicidal patients. They describe a five-stage clinical approach to treatment of such patients, utilizing a continuous assessment of suicidal potential. The approach introduces a system of priority of values, with preservation, of life uppermost.

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