The impact of patient suicide on the professional reactions and practices of mental health caregivers and social workers

Crisis

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 202-210

  Gulfi, Alida ^a   Dransart, Dolores Angela Castelli ^a   Heeb, Jean Luc ^a   Gutjahr, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Impact; Mental health caregivers; Patient suicide; Professional practices; Social professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957168890     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0027-5910/a000027     Document Type: Article

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