title: Suicide intervention: basic processes and strategies.
abstract: Dealing with a subject in suicidal crisis requires a certain set of communication and empathic skills. This article outlines some facts and misconceptions about suicide, then describes some practical intervention strategies from the fields of crisis intervention and emergency mental health.
authors.affiliation: docmilphd@aol.com
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention