Clinicians and Suicide Loss

• By: Nina J. Gutin, PhD Vanessa McGann, PhD American Association of Suicidology
• July 1st, 2010
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For mental health professionals, the loss of a client to suicide is surprisingly common, if not an unfortunate occupational hazard. Studies show that one in five psychologists and counselors (Bersoff, 1999; McIntosh, 2000, McAdams and Foster, 2000) and one in two psychiatrists (Ruskin, 2004;...