Documents the author’s personal thoughts & feelings after a patient suicide. Following 2 case examples, the author describes his feelings, starting with shock, loss, reminder of one’s own mortality, embarrassment, & finally anger. The author claims the following is useful: supportive staff meetings, being careful in selecting cases, setting-up a team approach with high-risk cases, involving the family & being more therapeutically adventurous & intrusive in high risk cases. (RM)