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A Psychotherapeutic Approach to the Suicidal Patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Doris Y. Mayer
Doris Y. Mayer*
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113 Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge. Nazeing Park School for maladjusted children, Essex, Addenbrook's Hospital Cambridge
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Extract

When a patient tells his therapist, directly or indirectly, that he is contemplating suicide, his communication is likely to evoke a strong reaction, although, like the patient's plea, it may, or may not be straightforward.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 553 , December 1971 , pp. 629 - 633
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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