@article{ref1,
title="Coping With A Patient's Suicide: A Curriculum for Psychiatry Residency Training Programs",
journal="Academic psychiatry",
year="2012",
author="Lerner, Uma and Brooks, Kristen and McNiel, Dale E. and Cramer, Robert J. and Haller, Ellen",
volume="36",
number="1",
pages="29-33",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The suicide of a patient is often experienced as a traumatic event by the clinician involved. Many articles have identified the need for education to guide clinicians through the aftermath of patient suicide; however, little has been published on development of such a curriculum, particularly for residents. This article describes one residency training program's development of an organized curriculum on coping with patient suicide and evaluates the impact of a core aspect of the training on clinicians' knowledge about and confidence with coping with patient suicide. METHODS: The training includes a biennial half-day workshop for all trainees plus an &quot;as-needed curriculum&quot; used after a completed suicide. A total of 42 clinicians (39 psychiatry residents and 3 psychiatry faculty) participated in a workshop on coping with patient suicide. Their attitudes and knowledge about the topic were assessed before and after the training. RESULTS: Participation in the workshop was associated with large and statistically significant increases in knowledge and self-perceptions of competence in coping with patient suicide. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of a curriculum on coping with patient suicide has the potential to significantly enhance psychiatric residency training.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1042-9670",
doi="10.1176/appi.ap.10010006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.10010006"
}