Psychiatrists’ Experience of a Peer Support Group for Reflecting on Patient Suicide and Homicide
A Qualitative Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15482160 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Millie Tamworth (0000-0002-7032-4436, University College London, corresponding author), Helen Killaspy (0000-0003-2481-4802, University College London), Jo Billings (0000-0001-5974-1952, University College London), Rachel Gibbons (0000-0001-6989-8689, Royal College of Psychiatrists) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 14507-14507 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192114507 |
| PMID | 36361387 |
| OpenAlex | W4308583545 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
There is a lack of support for mental health professionals who experience a patient suicide or homicide. This is despite a high likelihood of such an occurrence and the heavy professional and personal toll the experience can take. We conducted 15 interviews with members of a facilitated peer support group run for consultant psychiatrists who have experienced a patient homicide or suicide. Our interviews explored the trauma of the experience as well as the effectiveness of the group in helping the clinician heal. Our results echoed previous research that the experience can be profoundly traumatic. A professionally facilitated, consultant-only peer group specifically dedicated to suicide and homicide were the key components helping participants to process their grief. Mental health trusts should consider setting up facilitated peer support groups for clinicians who experience patient suicide or homicide
Grief · Homicide · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mental health · Peer group · Peer support · Poison control · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Suicide prevention · Toll · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Target Article
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One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis
Thematic Analysis
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |