Open AccessSupporting general practitioners and practice staff after a patient suicide: A proposal for the development of a guideline for general practice
Author(s) -
Sheila Clark,
Nicole Smith,
Alison Griesbach,
Donna Rivers,
Andrew Kuliwaba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-09-19-5069
Subject(s) - guideline , taboo , medicine , nursing , good practice , psychology , medical education , family medicine , engineering ethics , sociology , pathology , anthropology , engineering
Managing the completed suicide of a patient in general practice has long been a taboo and neglected subject. Doctors and staff are too frequently unprepared for the crisis and its sequelae. The wellbeing of the doctor, practice staff and bereaved family are often neglected, with detrimental consequences.