title: Suicide and the relational system: a case study in a mental hospital.
abstract: An investigation in a mental hospital that served as a training center for psychiatric residents revealed that periods of high suicide rates among patients tended to follow upon a decrease in interaction between some authority holders and residents and turnover among top-ranking psychiatrists; and tended to be associated with a low ratio of older to new residents. These instances represent conditions in which residents were likely to lack the support that is needed for a feeling of competence in dealing with patients.
mesh_terms: D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D013405:Suicide