title: [Treating chronic suicidality involves taking risks].
abstract: Chronic suicidality in patients with borderline personality disorder differs substantially from acute suicidality and therefore requires a different approach. On the basis of a case study and a review of the literature, we argue that treatment should definitely involve the taking of short-term risks for the purpose of achieving long-term success. A thorough assessment of the pros and cons is however a prerequisite for this strategy and some precautions need to be taken.
authors.affiliation: b.koekkoek@altrecht.nl
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Koekkoek
authors.forename: A J A
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kaasenbrood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012309:Risk-Taking; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*