Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Addressing Suicidality
An article published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine offers ten evidence-based tips for palliative care clinicians caring for patients with serious illness who experience suicidal ideation. The authors, an interdisciplinary group of palliative care, psychiatry, psychology, social work, and chaplaincy clinicians, share that clinical encounters may require distinguishing passive wishes for death from active suicidal intent, addressing modifiable sources of suffering, and supporting patients and families through emotionally complex conversations.