Patient Suicide: A Survey of Therapists' Reactions

Autor/inn/en	Wurst, Friedrich Martin; Mueller, Sandra; Petitjean, Sylvie; Euler, Sebastian; Thon, Natasha; Wiesbeck, Gerhard; Wolfersdorf, Manfred
Titel	Patient Suicide: A Survey of Therapists' Reactions
Quelle	In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 40 (2010) 4, S.328-336 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0234
DOI	10.1521/suli.2010.40.4.328
Schlagwörter	Emotional Response; Suicide; Counselor Attitudes; Patients; Coping; Gender Differences; Stress Variables; Behavior Change; At Risk Persons + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Emotionales Verhalten; Selbstmord; Patient; Bewältigung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Risikogruppe
Abstract	A substantial proportion of therapists will at some point in their professional life experience the loss of a patient to suicide. Our aims were to assess how therapists react to patient's suicide over time and which factors contribute to the reaction. One third of the therapists, mostly women, suffer from severe distress. The impact is not different for therapists in institutional settings and therapists in private practice. The item "overall distress" immediately after the suicide predicts emotional reactions and changes in behavior. Our data suggest that identifying the severely distressed subgroup could be done using a visual analogue scale for overall distress. As a consequence, more specific and intensified help could be provided to these individuals. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10