TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Emergency staff reactions to suicidal and self-harming patients
JO  - European journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Pompili, Maurizio
A1  - Girardi, Paolo
A1  - Ruberto, Amedeo
A1  - Kotzalidis, Giorgio D.
A1  - Tatarelli, Roberto
SP  - 169
EP  - 178
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
N2  - Staff in the emergency departments of hospitals are reported as being negative or ambivalent toward suicidal or self-harming individuals. According to the literature, these patients are subjected to stigmatization and lack of empathy. This phenomenon has been linked to a decreased quality of care offered to these individuals and to missing an important opportunity to prevent further suicidal behavior or repetition of deliberate self-harm. Also, protocols, proper guidelines and education for the emergency staff call for a revision and an implementation.In this paper, evidence suggesting staff attitudes toward suicidal and self-harming patients is reviewed. An overview of related issues such as clinical judgment, the use of scales and nurses' role is also included in this report.
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SN  - 0969-9546
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -