Informed consent with suicidal patients: Rethinking risks in (and out of) treatment

Authors

M. David Rudd, Texas Tech University
Thomas Joiner, Florida State University
Gregory K. Brown, University of PennsylvaniaFollow
Kelly Cukrowicz, Texas Tech University
David A. Jobes, Catholic University of AmericaFollow
Morton Silverman, The University of Chicago
Liliana Cordero, Texas Tech University

Abstract

Informed consent is uniformly accepted as essential to the treatment process. However, the relevant literature has not discussed issues of risk specific to suicidal patients, nor has such information routinely been included in the informed consent process. The implications of including suicide-specific risk information in the informed consent process is discussed and examples provided. © 2009 American Psychological Association.

Publication Title

Psychotherapy

Recommended Citation

Rudd, M., Joiner, T., Brown, G., Cukrowicz, K., Jobes, D., Silverman, M., & Cordero, L. (2009). Informed consent with suicidal patients: Rethinking risks in (and out of) treatment. Psychotherapy, 46 (4), 459-468. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017902