TY - JOUR PY - 1976// TI - Suicide and the relational system: a case study in a mental hospital JO - Journal of health and social behavior A1 - Coser, R. L. SP - 318 EP - 327 VL - 17 IS - 4 N2 - An investigation in a mental hospital that served as a training center for psychiatric residents revealed that periods of high suicide rates among patients tended to follow upon a decrease in interaction between some authority holders and residents and turnover among top-ranking psychiatrists; and tended to be associated with a low ratio of older to new residents. These instances represent conditions in which residents were likely to lack the support that is needed for a feeling of competence in dealing with patients.

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