Impact of patient suicide on clinicians

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 159-162

  Collins, Janet M ^a,b  

^a Gouverneur Healthcare Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SHOCK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0242708719     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-3903(03)00221-0     Document Type: Article

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