TABLE 4.

Possible interventions for training programs after patient suicide

Formal requirement for inclusion of this topic early in the curriculum/didactics for trainees

Clarification to trainees of the universality of this experience

Discussion of postvention measures in the form of interactive workshops

Training for faculty in residency programs to appropriately address the educational, administrative, and personal consequences of the patient death

Resources/forum made available through professional organizations

Discussion of this issue with medical students, which might alleviate fears of “expectation of patient death” in the field of psychiatry/child psychiatry