TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Coping With A Patient's Suicide: A Curriculum for Psychiatry Residency Training Programs
JO  - Academic psychiatry
A1  - Lerner, Uma
A1  - Brooks, Kristen
A1  - McNiel, Dale E.
A1  - Cramer, Robert J.
A1  - Haller, Ellen
SP  - 29
EP  - 33
VL  - 36
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1042-9670
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.10010006
ID  - ref1
ER  -