Factors contributing to therapists' distress after the suicide of a patient

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1442-1446

  Hendin, Herbert ^a   Haas, Ann Pollinger ^b   Maltsberger, John T ^b   Szanto, Katalin ^b   Rabinowicz, Heather ^b  

^a American Foundation for Suicide Prevention   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SOCIAL WORKER; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSE OF DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 3342922390     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.8.1442     Document Type: Article

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