title: [A protocol to assist people with suicidal thoughts in clinical practice].
abstract: This article presents a Protocol for Suicidal Clients in mental health practice. These protocols in medicine should promote a practice based on evidence and the experts consensus. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this procedures, promoting its use. The reasons include research, training, efficacy, evidence based practices, stress reduction and better performance of the mental health professionals. Based on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, this protocol has been designed and used in a program with severly disturb clients. This article also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the No Harm Contracts versus its replacement for Treatment Agreements or Compromises.
authors.affiliation: Equipo de DBT, Fundación Foro. pablogagliesi@fundacionforo.com
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gagliesi
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D000092864:Suicide Prevention