TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Aftermath of suicide in the hospital: Institutional response
JO  - Psychosomatics
A1  - Ballard, Elizabeth D.
A1  - Pao, M.
A1  - Horowitz, Lisa
A1  - Lee, L. M.
A1  - Henderson, David K.
A1  - Rosenstein, Donald L.
SP  - 461
EP  - 469
VL  - 49
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: A suicide can be a devastating event in the hospital, and few guidelines exist to aid an institution's response. METHOD: The authors describe a framework of immediate, short-term and long-term responses in the event of an in-hospital suicide. CONCLUSION: Implications for administration, communication, assessment, physical environment, and standards of care throughout the hospital are discussed that are relevant to both general-medical and psychiatric settings. Suggestions for the successful management of the aftermath of a suicide, such as the formation of a multidisciplinary leadership team, are included.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3182
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.49.6.461
ID  - ref1
ER  -