@article{ref1,
title="Aftermath of a patient's suicide: a case study",
journal="Perspectives in psychiatric care",
year="2003",
author="Valente, Sharon M.",
volume="39",
number="1",
pages="17-22",
abstract="TOPIC: Nurse psychotherapists often feel poorly prepared to cope with a patient's death by suicide. The psychotherapist may identify with the family, feel sad at the death, and be plagued by feelings of guilt and responsibility. PURPOSE: A case study illustrates the meaning of the loss to the therapist and the influence on professional identity, self-confidence, and self-esteem. SOURCES: Case study and review of the literature from Medline, psychinfo, and CINAHL. CONCLUSIONS: Therapists experience their own grief as a lack of omnipotence over suicide, and the fear of their colleagues' responses. Understanding bereavement and factors influencing bereavement may help therapists facilitate and reduce negative consequences of their own grief.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0031-5990",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}