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Suicide Risk Assessment and Management in Practice: The Quintessential Clinical Activity

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Dr. Jacobs is the president and founder of Screening for Mental Health. He also provides medical-legal consultation including expert testimony on causation of suicidal and violent behaviors in psychiatric disorders. Dr. Fochtmann serves as Medical Editor for the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines.

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  1. Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Laura J. Fochtmann

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Douglas G. Jacobs

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Fochtmann, L.J., Jacobs, D.G. Suicide Risk Assessment and Management in Practice: The Quintessential Clinical Activity. Acad Psychiatry 39, 490–491 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0349-2

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