“…Assessment of suicidal ambivalence (i.e., both the wish to die and the wish to live) has successfully predicted future suicidal thoughts and behaviors, response to suicide treatment, and eventual suicide (O’Connor, Jobes, Yeargin, et al, 2012; Brown, Steer, Henriques, & Beck, 2005; O’Connor, Jobes, Comtois, et al, 2012; Lento, Ellis, Hinnant, & Jobes, 2013). We recommend that clinicians assess both reasons to live and reasons to die when calculating suicide risk and throughout treatment in order to monitor progress.…”