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The development of patient suicide post-vention guidelines for psychiatry trainees and supervisors.
- Source :
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Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists [Australas Psychiatry] 2020 Oct; Vol. 28 (5), pp. 589-594. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 08. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objectives: Patient suicide is one of the most stressful events for psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees. However, there is often a lack of consistent guidance and support available to clinicians, including post-vention. The aim of this paper is to describe the development of a resource that could support psychiatry trainees following patient suicide.<br />Methods: Following a literature review, we adapted two US patient suicide post-vention guidelines to reflect local processes and support systems available by consulting a number of key stakeholders in the training programme and district health boards.<br />Results: The first part of the post-vention guidelines included procedural processes such as the serious incident review process and reporting to coroner's office. The second part included a checklist for trainee, supervisor, local training facilitator and director of training according to the following time frame: first 24 hours, first 1-2 weeks and following months.<br />Conclusions: Post-vention guidelines and teaching about patient suicide and its effects could improve the training experience of psychiatry trainees and facilitate the development of resilience as they progress through training.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1440-1665
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32510980
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856220930687