The Impact Of Patient Suicide on Doctors and Nurses: A Critical Interpretive Meta-Synthesis.
Sameen MalikSarah GunnNoelle RobertsonPublished in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2021)
Patient suicide affects clinicians profoundly. Further research should evaluate postvention procedures to inform effective guidance and support, acknowledging professional differences.HighlightsPatient suicide profoundly affects doctors and nurses as "suicide survivors."Despite common themes, professions differed in blame attributions.Organizations must develop postvention responses to meet clinicians' pastoral needs.