When a patient dies by suicide: Incidence, implications and coping strategies

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-138

  Foley, Sharon R ^a   Kelly, Brendan D ^b  

^a DETECT   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 38549122475     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.106.002501     Document Type: Article

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