title: Aftermath of suicide in the hospital: institutional response.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A suicide can be a devastating event in the hospital, and few guidelines exist to aid an institution's response.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors describe a framework of immediate, short-term and long-term responses in the event of an in-hospital suicide.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implications for administration, communication, assessment, physical environment, and standards of care throughout the hospital are discussed that are relevant to both general-medical and psychiatric settings. Suggestions for the successful management of the aftermath of a suicide, such as the formation of a multidisciplinary leadership team, are included.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Research Center, Building 10, Room 6-5340, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Ballard
authors.forename: Maryland
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pao
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Donald L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rosenstein
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012449:Safety; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States