Parasuicidality and Paradox: Breaking Through the Medical Model

Springer Publishing Company

In this unique and groundbreaking book, Dr. Ellenhorn offers a very different approach to assisting parasuicidal patients with their problems, an approach that avoids medicalized interactions while enhancing authentic encounters with patients. He makes extensive use of vignettes to demonstrate various types of scenarios between clinicians and patients. A number of other effective techniques are discussed, including:

• Ways to enhance team treatment planning through a brainstorming process called “The Hourglass

• Alternative methods of documenting treatment that serves to protect clinicians from concerns about liability

• Helping patients focus on life goals and changing themselves through clinician-patient interactions