A section on the RCP website which has been created to support psychiatrists during the difficult time when a patient under their care has perpetrated a homicide.
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There is marked paucity of research in the area of the impact of patient-related homicide on clinicians.
● Most mental health professionals will experience a patient-related homicide at least once in their career. ● Patient-related homicide has significant emotional and clinical impact on clinicians, including:
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