How Patient Suicide Affects Psychiatrists

According to this article in The Atlantic,

“Mental-health practitioners whose clients kill themselves can face stigma from their colleagues, lawsuits, and a toll on their own psyches—making them less likely to take on suicidal patients who need their help.”

The article breaks down why this stigma occurs, how other providers perpetrate this stigma, and what barriers to care it creates.

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