Suicide prevention contract

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A suicide prevention contract is a contract that contains an agreement not to commit suicide. It is often used by medical professionals dealing with depressive clients.^[1] Typically, the client will be asked to agree to talk with the professional prior to carrying out any decision to commit suicide. Suicide prevention contracts have been described as a "widely used but overvalued clinical and risk-management technique."^[2] Indeed, it has been argued that such contracts "may in fact increase danger by providing psychiatrists with a false sense of security, thus decreasing their clinical vigilance."^[3] It has also been argued that such contracts can anger or inhibit the client and introduce coercion into therapy.^[4]

See also

• Suicide pact

References

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