@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes of clinicians in emergency room towards suicide",
journal="International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice",
year="2006",
author="Sethi, Sujata and Shipra, Uppal",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="182-185",
abstract="OBJECTIVE. The present study brings to focus common attitudes of clinicians working in the emergency room. <br><br>METHODS. A questionnaire was used to assess the attitudes of clinicians working in the emergency room. The data were subjected to factor analysis. <br><br>RESULTS. These clinicians show attitudes of avoidance, rejection, hostility, anxiety and fear, and inadequacy. They also considered the act of suicide as manipulative and unlawful. <br><br>CONCLUSION. Due to various internal as well as external factors these medical professionals have negative attitudes towards suicide attempters, with a resultant low quality of care. Dealing with one's own anxieties over suicide and death, along with having good evaluation skills and a multidisciplinary approach to handle such cases, could save many more lives.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1365-1501",
doi="10.1080/13651500600633543",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13651500600633543"
}