Psychological Reactions of Emergency Room Staff to Suicide Attempters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas C Welu (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 103-109 |
| Publication date | 1972-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/1urt-361x-n5pw-6ujl |
| OpenAlex | W2040812977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
Although many attempted suicides receive their first medical aid in the hospital emergency room, many attending physicians appear unsympathetic with such persons and sometimes provide medical treatment in a punitive fashion. Nurses respond somewhat more appropriately, but education concerning the emotional problems of attempted suicides and other forms of crises would be useful
Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Punitive damages · Suicide prevention · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Workplace Violence and Bullying
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 1998 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |