He has no interest in suffering through it. He appears to suffer from hopelessness, which can be clinically assessed as being the main cause for suicide ideation (Beck, Kovacs, Weissman, 1975, p
What is needed to deal with this client is cognitive therapy which can re-orient the patient to better ways of thinking about his situation and how he can overcome the loneliness and isolation he feels. This CT approach would focus on "automatic thoughts and core beliefs" within the patient and this would be isolated and shown as to why they need to be dealt with more effectively (Berk, Henriques, Warman, Brown, Beck, 2004, p
Netherlands Law The laws are that way in the Netherlands because of the cultural significance of that nation and its reflection in the laws that govern that society. In America, there are no assisted suicide laws (it is illegal), only assisted dying laws (in which case the patient must be terminally ill) (Buiting, Deiden et al
The whole thus helps the fractured and fragmented to put the pieces more in order. Becks's "empirically validated treatments" using cognitive therapy in this case would thus be instrumental because of the depressive/hopelessness core that the patient is experiencing (Jones, Lyddon, 2000, p
The second would be to focus on types of thinking that could be used to avert these suicidal thoughts. This approach would also be ethical because the therapist has the "moral principle of beneficence" which "compels psychologists to act to protect patients who threaten themselves" (Knapp, VandeCreek, 2006, p
CT allows the patient to focus on actions in one's life that can be changed in order to affect a different, more positive outlook and reinforce a more stable disposition. During the cognitive therapy sessions, the therapist would be able to use my "congruent" traits to help the patient deal positively and effectively with his "incongruence" (McNeil, 2013, p
The best course is to proceed with CT and address the thinking and actions affecting his current outlook and set about repairing those and instilling in him a course that gives a more positive and hopeful outlook. However, to avoid being sued for malpractice, the therapist would discuss the case with authorities and supervisors in order to know the best way forward in order to protect all involved (Packman, Andalibian, Eudy, Howard, Bongar, 2009, p
Essentially, in order to avert the willingness to commit suicide, it might be necessary to discuss with the patient some of the reasons in which suffering (as he surely will be suffering in the coming years) can be viewed as meritorious. This would, of course, involve a religious dynamic to the discussion and this could possibly be a sensitive issue depending upon the patient's past history or religious/cultural beliefs (Rajaei, 2010)
976). Likewise, using the cognitive therapy approach would be helpful because it has been shown that it "lowers patients' risk for engaging in a future suicidal act by helping them to recognize the warning signs when they are in crisis and to use cognitive and behavioral coping strategies" to overcome the suicidal ideation (Wenzel, Beck, 2008, p