Abstract
Staff Response to Inpatient and Outpatient Suicide: What Happened and What do we do?
Little J D
Inpatient or outpatient suicide may have a marked effect on the staff or therapist. After reviewing the literature, a practical, clinically-based protocol for managing such an event is described. The protocol emphasizes the psychological autopsy, staff support, & the inevitability of some suicides. (14 refs.)