Author Description

Firearms And Clinical Practice: A Handbook For Medical And Mental Health Professionals Provides Medical And Mental Health Professionals With A Practical Handbook On The Key Connections Between Mental Health And Firearms, Including But Not Limited To Violence And Suicide. This Handbook Will Assist Readers In Applying Firearm-related Information And Concepts Grounded In The Empirical Literature And Best Practices In The Clinical And Forensic Treatment And Assessment Arenas. As Such, In Addition To Being An Informational And Educational Source, Its Primary Goal Is To Facilitate Clinical Decision-making For Medical And Mental Health Professionals Practicing In A Wide Range Of Settings And Contexts. Concepts Are Presented Using A Best-practices Model That Encourages And Promotes Engaging In Empirically-supported Clinical Work. The Handbook Is Divided Into Six Chapters: A Primer On Guns; Guns And The Law; A Review Of The Professional Literature Vis-à-vis Firearms And Mental Health As Well As Emerging Roles For Medical And Mental Health Professionals; Therapeutic Contexts; Forensic Mental Health Assessment And Firearm-specific Evaluations; And Ethical Considerations For Medical And Mental Health Professionals. The Handbook Also Contains Numerous Case Examples/vignettes And Professional Tips To Consider. Contents: Disclaimer - Preface - Acknowledgments - About The Authors - Introduction - Scope And Format Of This Book - 1. A Primer On Guns - 2. Guns And The Law - 3. Firearms And Mental Health: A Review Of The Professional Literature And Emerging Roles For Medical And Mental Health Professionals - 4. Firearm-related Issues In Therapeutic Contexts - 5. Forensic Mental Health Assessment And Firearm-specific Evaluations - 6. Ethical Considerations For Medical And Mental Health Professionals - Appendix A:glossary Of Firearm-related Terms - Appendix B:glossary Of Firearm-related Law And Legal Cases - Appendix C:know, Ask, Do (kad) Model For Medical And Mental Health Professional