Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention

by Craig J. Bryan, M. David Rudd

An innovative treatment approach with a strong empirical evidence base, brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (BCBT) is presented in step-by-step detail in this authoritative manual. Leading treatment developers show how to establish a strong collaborative relationship with a suicidal patient, assess risk, and immediately work to establish safety. Proven interventions are described for building emotion regulation and crisis management skills and dismantling the patient's suicidal belief system. The book includes case examples, sample dialogues, and 17 reproducible handouts, forms, scripts, and other clinical tools. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
 

Genres: Psychology, Social Work

294 pages, Paperback

Published August 17, 2018

Reviews

[Elizabeth Pardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

el cognitivismo no es mi linea de trabajo fav, pero sí es súper útil pa cuando se cuenta con pocas sesiones y necesitai intervenciones con un efecto mas rápido (como pa las crisis suicidas). La forma en que el libro lo aborda está súper buena: muy conciso, muy al callo, súper práctico. Me quedo con hartas estrategias de intervención, que es justo lo q buscaba wii

[ジェイミー · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you’re a clinician with no background in suicide prevention then it’s a good general book on the latest techniques in suicide prevention and it will help you and your clients. It really can’t hurt.

As a person in the field, I know enough to see the problems with their work including inaccurate interpretations of prior literature (Linehan research on nonsuicidal self-injury), failure to acknowledge prior work (let’s be honest, narrative analysis is a DBT chain analysis), and overextension of their findings (is their treatment really good for BPD? Did they really test that?). They also make it sound like their technique has been validated through larger trials of others work when that’s simply not true.

Unfortunately, this is just how academic psychologists write and publish. We can’t get it all right and we do our best.

[Robert Bogue]

There’s not much that works. When it comes to suicide prevention, the list of interventions that reduce attempts is small. There’s Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (BCBT-SP), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS). BCBT-SP is a time-limited, targeted use of CBT, which has been widely validated for several concerns over the decades since its introduction. It’s because it’s so widely adopted and widely known that it is so interesting to me.

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[Tyler Cheney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I personally work with Dr. Bryan at the University of Utah and can say this book is exactly what is needed in treatment of suicidal individuals. It takes a cognitive behavioral approach and has been manualized to help clinicians and their patients have a clear understanding of how to treat and manage suicidal thoughts & behaviors. If you are a clinician looking for a brief intervention for suicidal patients, this is it.

[G Collerone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book to read about suicide brief intervention

[Kim McCord · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterful and Passionate

Very few people have aview from the mountaint that Craig Bryan can stand on. He shares it eloquently. Thank you.

[Joseph Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Straightforward and commonsense approach to addressing suicidal ideation and behaviors.