I suppose how they handle it is as individual as the individuals they are working with. I don't think it has to do with how deserving a client is. We are all deserving. I just think different clients present differently to the therapist or pdoc, and the caregivers have to do what they believe is right for that particular client.

If I have suicidal thoughts, my T and Pdoc are likely to go with the t2, t6, or t7 methods because I have a history of very rapidly deteriorating and becoming extremely impulsive, so they don't risk leaving me to my own devices. Another patient who presents with suicidal thoughts may not really worry the T or Pdoc that much as suicidal thoughts alone aren't necessarily dangerous. They would need to see an intent and/or a plan before they took more aggressive action.