Citation

Chemtob CM, Hamada RS, Bauer G, Kinney B, Torigoe RY. Am. J. Psychiatry 1988; 145(2): 224-228.

Affiliation

University of Hawaii, Honolulu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3341466

Abstract

Results of a national survey of randomly selected psychiatrists revealed that 51% (N = 131) of the 259 respondents had had a patient who committed suicide. This event had an impact on both their personal and their professional lives. Sixty-five psychiatrists reported stress levels in the weeks following the suicide that were comparable to levels reported in studies of people seeking treatment after the death of a parent. Younger, less-experienced clinicians were more affected by a patient's suicide than older clinicians with more experience. Implications of these results for the training and practice of psychiatrists are discussed.

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