TY - JOUR
T1 - Aftermath of suicide in the hospital
T2 - Institutional response
AU - Ballard, Elizabeth D.
AU - Pao, Maryland
AU - Horowitz, Lisa
AU - Lee, Laura M.
AU - Henderson, David K.
AU - Rosenstein, Donald L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center .
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.psy.49.6.461
DO - 10.1176/appi.psy.49.6.461
M3 - Article
C2 - 19122122
AN - SCOPUS:61849102341
VL - 49
SP - 461
EP - 469
JO - Psychosomatics
JF - Psychosomatics
SN - 0033-3182
IS - 6
ER -