The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Emergencies and Crises

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.

• Section I: A Framework for Practice and TrainingChapter1. IntroductionPhillip M. KleespiesChapter 2. Integrative Perspectives on Behavioral Emergencies and CrisesPhillip M. KleespiesChapter 3. Training for Decision Making under the Stress of Emergency ConditionsPhillip M. Kleespies Section II: Behavioral Emergencies with YouthChapter 4. The Evaluation and Management of Suicide Risk in Adolescents in the Context of Interpersonal ViolenceAnthony Spirito, Kimberly O'Brien, Megan Ranney, and Judelysse GomezChapter 5. Evaluating Violence Risk in Children and AdolescentsRandy Borum Chapter 6. Children as Victims: Preventing and Reporting Child Maltreatment and AbuseCynthia Cupit Swenson and Sarah L. LoganChapter 7. Bullying and Peer Aggression in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Suicide Management Samantha Pflum, Peter Goldblum, Joyce Chu, and Bruce BongarChapter 8. Targeted Violence in SchoolsRandy BorumSection III: Behavioral Emergencies with AdultsChapter 9. Evaluating and Managing Suicide Risk with the Adult PatientBruce Bongar, Glenn Sullivan, Victoria Kendrick, and Joseph TomlinsChapter 10. Evaluating and Managing the Risk of Violence in Clinical Practice with Adult PatientsDaniel Murrie and Sharon KelleyChapter 11.Victims of Violence: Evaluation and Management Michael R. McCart and Kristyn ZajacChapter 12. Evaluating and Managing Suicide Risk in VeteransPhillip M. Kleespies and Christopher G. AhnAllenChapter 13. Assessing Acute Risk of Violence in Military VeteransEric B. Elbogen and Robert GrazianoChapter 14. Intimate Partner Violence: Evaluation of Victims and PerpetratorsCasey T. Taft, Adam D. LaMotte, and Karina S. GilbertChapter 15. Homicide/Suicide Marc HillbrandChapter 16. Victims of Sexual Violence: Evaluation and Management Heidi S. Resnick, Kate L. Walsh, and Christal L. BadourChapter 17. Abuse of Persons with Disabilities: Prevention and ReportingAngela Kuemmel Chapter 18. Decision Support Tools in the Evaluation of Risk for Violence Adam J. E. Blanchard, Catherine S. Shaffer, and Kevin S. DouglasChapter 19. Interventions for Acute AgitationStephen M. Strenges and Glenn W. CurrierChapter 20. The Neurobiology of Suicide and Implicatoiions for Treatment and PreventionVictoria Arango and Mark D. UnderwoodChapter 21. Neurobiology of Impulsive AggressionJennifer R. Fanning and Emil F. CoccaroSection IV: Behavioral Emergencies with the ElderlyChapter 22. Working Sensitively and Effectively to Reduce Suicide Risk among Older Adults: A Humanistic ApproachMarnin J. Heisel and Paul R. DubersteinChapter 23. Aggression and Violence in the ElderlyReva B. KleinChapter 24. Elder Abuse: Prevention and Reporting Joah L. Williams, Melba Hernandez, and Ron AciernoChapter 25. Medical Illness, Suicide, and Assisted Death Phillip M. KleespiesSection 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. WhiteChapter 28. Endocrine Disorders Associated with Psychological/Behavioral Problems Tara L. Lauriat and Jacqueline A. SamsonSection VI. The Treatment of Patients with Recurrent or Ongoing Risk Chapter 29. The Psychopharmacological Treatment of Individuals at Risk of Recurrent Suicidal BehaviorJohn C. BradleyChapter 30. Interventions for the Reduction of Violence by Persons with Serious Mental IllnessesKevin S. Douglas, Tonia L. Nicholls, and Johann Brink Chapter 31. The Psychological Treatment of Victims of Interpersonal ViolenceMonica M. Fitzgerald and Nyla NassarSection VII: Legal, Ethical, and Psychological Risk ManagementChapter 32. Legal and Ethical Risk Management with Behavioral EmergenciesDana Lockwood, Houri Parsi, Wendy Packman, and Bruce BongarChapter 33. The Duty to ProtectJames L. Werth, Jr.Chapter 34. When Negative Events Happen: Dealing with the StressPhillip M. Kleespies, Basak Efe, and Rebecca AmetranoSection VIII: ConclusionChapter 35. Future Directions and Conclusion Phillip M. KleespiesIndex

"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 ofVirginia"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 TheMelissa 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 preventingbehavioral 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 behavioralemergencies."--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 seasonedpractitioners alike." --PsycCRITIQUES