Dr. Igor I. Galynker is a clinical and research psychiatrist with broad interests in suicide prevention, bipolar disorder, behavioral addictions, and the role of family in psychiatric illness. He has published on these topics in professional journals and in the lay press and has authored a book on family involvement in psychiatric treatment. The Suicidal Narrative, Clinical Guide to the Assessment of Imminent Suicide Risk is the culmination of his work on pre-suicidal affective states and short-term suicide risk. Less