Reactions of mental health social workers following a client suicide completion: A qualitative investigation

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-216

  Sanders, Sara ^a   Jacobson, Jodi ^b   Ting, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 29144484681     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/D3KH-EBX6-Y70P-TUGN     Document Type: Article

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