%0 Journal Article
%T Coping With A Patient's Suicide: A Curriculum for Psychiatry Residency Training Programs
%J Academic psychiatry
%D 2012
%A Lerner, Uma
%A Brooks, Kristen
%A McNiel, Dale E.
%A Cramer, Robert J.
%A Haller, Ellen
%V 36
%N 1
%P 29-33
%X 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 "as-needed curriculum" 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>
%G en
%I American Psychiatric Publishing
%@ 1042-9670
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.10010006