Citation

Soukoreff M. J. Pastoral Care Counsel. 2008; 62(4): 353-362.

Affiliation

Spiritual and Religious Care Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada L3P1H9.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19227039

Abstract

This is a reflection article presenting insights gained by a spiritual and religious caregiver through her experience of supporting and comforting individuals as they struggled with the societal, emotional, and spiritual issues resulting from a death by suicide, through her education in crisis management, and through her review of the relevant literature. The article outlines the needs of psychiatric patients, hospital staff, and family members when a suicide has occurred. The author's point of view is that open non-judgmental dialogue is essential for healing the intense grief often associated with suicide.

Language: en