References and Resources Therapists may become emotionally involved, impacting objective clinical decisions. As such, communication with an objective third party may improve treatment of a suicidal patient Consulting Other Professionals Suicide Risk Assessment Questionnaires Many different suicide risk assessment questionnaires have been developed to assess suicidality of a patient. Although they should never be used as standalone assessments, they can be helpful towards augmenting an interview American Association of Suicidology: http://www.suicidology.org/ Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Suicidal Behaviors: https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/suicide.pdf VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide: http://www.quantumunitsed.com/get-material.php?id=354