Patient suicide and its impact on residents and psychiatrists with Dr. Juveria Zaheer

“I’ll never forget when it happened.”Up to 80% of psychiatrists experience a suicide loss in their careers and a recent survey found that the majority of them felt caught off guard by the emotional impact it had on their lives. On this episode of Quick Takes, Dr. David Gratzer and his guest, Dr. Juveria Zaheer discuss the impact on psychiatrists of losing a patient to suicide.Throughout this thoughtful conversation we learn:losing a patient to suicide happens to up to 80% of psychiatrists.shock, grief, sadness, depression, anxiety, and guilt are all normal feelings when this happens.two of the paper’s recommendations are already being implemented to help physicians deal with loss.and that the names of Russian authors are difficult to pronounce.Follow us on Twitter