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Aspects of communication with people who have attempted suicide
Author(s) -
Gibbs Andy
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01739.x
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , psychology , health professionals , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , occupational safety and health , medicine , health care , psychiatry , medical emergency , economics , economic growth , pathology
This paper addresses some potential difficulties in communication which may occur between health‐care professionals and those who are being assessed following an unsuccessful suicide attempt Attitudes towards suicide and attempted suicide which may be held by the patient and carer are reviewed and the effects that these may have on communication, particularly at the assessment stage, are considered Some techniques to enhance communication andassessment are proposed