title: Application of the cognitive therapy model to initial crisis assessment.
abstract: This article provides a background to the development of cognitive therapy and cognitive therapeutic skills with a specific focus on the treatment of a depressive episode. It discusses the utility of cognitive therapeutic strategies to the model of crisis theory and initial crisis assessment currently used by the Community Assessment & Treatment Team of Waitemata District Health Board on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. A brief background to cognitive therapy is provided, followed by a comprehensive example of the use of the Socratic questioning method in guiding collaborative assessment and treatment of suicidality by nurses during the initial crisis assessment.
authors.affiliation: Community Assessment & Treatment Team North, Waitemata District Health Board, Private Bag 935 03, Auckland, New Zealand. Patricia.Calvert@WaitemataDHB.govt.nz
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009520:New Zealand; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*