Impact of patient suicide on front-line staff in Ireland

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 639-656

  Gaffney, Paul ^a   Russell, Vincent ^a   Collins, Katrina ^b   Bergin, Aedamar ^a   Halligan, Paddy ^c   Carey, Clionadh ^d   Coyle, Sabrina ^e  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^b Independent Practice   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Practice ^*  (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849135840     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180903011990     Document Type: Article

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