TY - JOUR PY - 2015// TI - Recovering from the suicide of a client with schizophrenia: recommendations for case managers JO - Care management journals: journal of case management A1 - Walsh, Joseph SP - 188 EP - 194 VL - 16 IS - 4 N2 - Many case managers in mental health settings occasionally experience a client's suicide, and this can be an emotionally devastating event. The symptoms of schizophrenia, including the difficulties those client face in forming trusting relationships with others, brings special challenges to the case manager's recovery because of the efforts put into developing that relationship. The purposes of this article are to describe a range of possible reactions of case managers following the suicide of a client with schizophrenia and how those persons can be helped to make a positive recovery from such an event. A summary of suicide risk factors for case managers to assess when working with clients who have schizophrenia is included.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1521-0987 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.16.4.188 ID - ref1 ER -