title: Suicide survivors' perceptions of the treating clinician.
abstract: Seventy-one suicide survivors were surveyed about their perceptions of the clinicians who were treating their loved one at the time of death. Survivors provided information regarding their perceptions and attitudes toward clinician behaviors before and after the suicide and their perceptions of helpful and troubling aspects of clinician behaviors. Results indicated that survivors share a number of common opinions regarding the mental health care providers treating their loved ones. Several differences existed between survivors who consider lawsuits against mental health care providers versus those who do not. The implications of these findings for clinical practice, legal issues, surviving suicide, and future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA.
authors.forename: Erin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Jason B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Luoma
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dunne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008875:Middle Aged; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D000092864:Suicide Prevention