The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Emergencies and Crises: (Oxford Library of Psychology)

The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Emergencies and Crises includes the most up-to-date and valuable research on the evaluation and management of the most challenging patients or clients faced by mental health providers-individuals who are at high risk of suicide, of other-directed violence, or of becoming the victims of interpersonal violence. These are cases in which the outcome can be serious injury or death, and there can be negative consequences not only for the patient, but also for the patient's family and friends, for the assessing or treating clinician, and for the patient's clinic or medical center. Virtually all mental health clinicians with an active caseload will see individuals with such issues. This Handbook is comprised of chapters by leading clinicians, researchers, and scholars in this area of practice. It presents a framework for learning the skills needed for assessing and working competently with such high-risk individuals. Chapters draw a distinction between behavioral emergencies and crises, and between emergency intervention and crisis intervention. The book examines the inter-related aspects of the major behavioral emergencies; that is, for example, the degree to which interpersonal victimization may lead an individual on a pathway to later suicidal or violent behavior, or the degree to which suicidal individuals and violent individuals may share certain cognitive characteristics. This resource is not simply a knowledge base for behavioral emergencies; it also presents a method for reducing stress and acquiring skills in working with high-risk people.

Table of Contents:
Section I: A Framework for Practice and Training Chapter1. Introduction Phillip M. Kleespies Chapter 2. Integrative Perspectives on Behavioral Emergencies and Crises Phillip M. Kleespies Chapter 3. Training for Decision Making under the Stress of Emergency Conditions Phillip M. Kleespies Section II: Behavioral Emergencies with Youth Chapter 4. The Evaluation and Management of Suicide Risk in Adolescents in the Context of Interpersonal Violence Anthony Spirito, Kimberly O'Brien, Megan Ranney, and Judelysse Gomez Chapter 5. Evaluating Violence Risk in Children and Adolescents Randy Borum Chapter 6. Children as Victims: Preventing and Reporting Child Maltreatment and Abuse Cynthia Cupit Swenson and Sarah L. Logan Chapter 7. Bullying and Peer Aggression in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Suicide Management Samantha Pflum, Peter Goldblum, Joyce Chu, and Bruce Bongar Chapter 8. Targeted Violence in Schools Randy Borum Section III: Behavioral Emergencies with Adults Chapter 9. Evaluating and Managing Suicide Risk with the Adult Patient Bruce Bongar, Glenn Sullivan, Victoria Kendrick, and Joseph Tomlins Chapter 10. Evaluating and Managing the Risk of Violence in Clinical Practice with Adult Patients Daniel Murrie and Sharon Kelley Chapter 11.Victims of Violence: Evaluation and Management Michael R. McCart and Kristyn Zajac Chapter 12. Evaluating and Managing Suicide Risk in Veterans Phillip M. Kleespies and Christopher G. AhnAllen Chapter 13. Assessing Acute Risk of Violence in Military Veterans Eric B. Elbogen and Robert Graziano Chapter 14. Intimate Partner Violence: Evaluation of Victims and Perpetrators Casey T. Taft, Adam D. LaMotte, and Karina S. Gilbert Chapter 15. Homicide/Suicide Marc Hillbrand Chapter 16. Victims of Sexual Violence: Evaluation and Management Heidi S. Resnick, Kate L. Walsh, and Christal L. Badour Chapter 17. Abuse of Persons with Disabilities: Prevention and Reporting Angela Kuemmel Chapter 18. Decision Support Tools in the Evaluation of Risk for Violence Adam J. E. Blanchard, Catherine S. Shaffer, and Kevin S. Douglas Chapter 19. Interventions for Acute Agitation Stephen M. Strenges and Glenn W. Currier Chapter 20. The Neurobiology of Suicide and Implicatoiions for Treatment and Prevention Victoria Arango and Mark D. Underwood Chapter 21. Neurobiology of Impulsive Aggression Jennifer R. Fanning and Emil F. Coccaro Section IV: Behavioral Emergencies with the Elderly Chapter 22. Working Sensitively and Effectively to Reduce Suicide Risk among Older Adults: A Humanistic Approach Marnin J. Heisel and Paul R. Duberstein Chapter 23. Aggression and Violence in the Elderly Reva B. Klein Chapter 24. Elder Abuse: Prevention and Reporting Joah L. Williams, Melba Hernandez, and Ron Acierno Chapter 25. Medical Illness, Suicide, and Assisted Death Phillip M. Kleespies Section V. Crises and Conditions Associated with Behavioral Emergencies Chapter 26. Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Its Relation to Suicidal Behavior Joseph C. Franklin and Matthew K. Nock Chapter 27. Neurological Disorders and Symptoms Associated with Psychological/Behavioral Problems Maxine H. Krengel and Roberta F. White Chapter 28. Endocrine Disorders Associated with Psychological/Behavioral Problems Tara L. Lauriat and Jacqueline A. Samson Section VI. The Treatment of Patients with Recurrent or Ongoing Risk Chapter 29. The Psychopharmacological Treatment of Individuals at Risk of Recurrent Suicidal Behavior John C. Bradley Chapter 30. Interventions for the Reduction of Violence by Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses Kevin S. Douglas, Tonia L. Nicholls, and Johann Brink Chapter 31. The Psychological Treatment of Victims of Interpersonal Violence Monica M. Fitzgerald and Nyla Nassar Section VII: Legal, Ethical, and Psychological Risk Management Chapter 32. Legal and Ethical Risk Management with Behavioral Emergencies Dana Lockwood, Houri Parsi, Wendy Packman, and Bruce Bongar Chapter 33. The Duty to Protect James L. Werth, Jr. Chapter 34. When Negative Events Happen: Dealing with the Stress Phillip M. Kleespies, Basak Efe, and Rebecca Ametrano Section VIII: Conclusion Chapter 35. Future Directions and Conclusion Phillip M. Kleespies Index

About the Author :
Phillip M. Kleespies, PhD, ABPP, is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and a Clinical Psychologist at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He has been a pioneer in developing the area of psychological practice known as behavioral emergencies. Dr. Kleespies was the founding President of the Section on Clinical Emergencies and Crises, a section of the APA Society of Clinical Psychology. His many publications and his mentoring have emphasized acquiring a knowledge base as well as clinical skill in decision making under dynamic conditions with high-risk individuals.

Review :
"This Handbook clearly and creatively lays out effective techniques for rapidly responding to a broad array of real-world crises. Empirically solid and clinically astute, this work is without peer as a guide to providing urgent care. When time is of the essence, every practitioner will want to have Kleespies' extraordinary book within arm's reach." --John Monahan, PhD, Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry, University of Virginia "The assessment, prediction, and management of patients' violence toward themselves and toward others are the most challenging and demanding clinical tasks. Dr. Kleespies deserves KUDOS for bringing together experts to address these issues in a life-span perspective from children to the elderly. This Handbook should be on the desk of every clinician. It is an incredible collection of tools and resources."--Donald Meichenbaum, PhD, Research Director of The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment, Miami, FL "Recent events involving interpersonal violence, mass shootings, school and workplace shootings, suicide, 'suicide by cop,' and other behavioral emergencies have brought a sense of urgency to the search for a better understanding of how to prevent these events. The common explanation that 'he (or she) just snapped' is at best an incomplete explanation and, at worst, a justification for failing to apply recent, pertinent theory and research into preventing behavioral emergencies... Kleespies' Handbook is organized around a central goal of providing young practitioners and their mentors with both a knowledge and a skill base for addressing common behavioral emergencies."--David J. Drummond, PhD, Affiliated Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Sciences University "While its 573 pages may be initially intimidating, this results from one of the book's greatest assets--its copious references. There are 35 chapters divided into eight sections that cover emergencies varying from managing suicidal risk to evaluation of victims of violence to the duty to protect. The information provided is thorough, specific, and clearly documented...the breadth and depth provided in each section will be valuable to trainees and seasoned practitioners alike." --PsycCRITIQUES