self stigma

Shame and Self-Stigma Among Suicidal Patients

Many psychotherapists have treated patients who denied suicidal ideation, and then attempted suicide later. This can leave the treating psychotherapists upset, bewildered, and asking what they could have done differently. Sometimes patients who unexpectedly attempted suicide developed their suicidal thoughts after their psychotherapists asked them about suicide. At other times, these patients already had suicidal […]

Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP

April 9, 2023