Staff experiences and perceptions of working with in-patients who are suicidal: qualitative analysis

Yvonne Awenat1, Sarah Peters2, Emma Shaw-Nunez2

  • 1Yvonne Awenat, MPhil, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences and Centre for New Treatments and Understanding in Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester and Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust, Manchester; Sarah Peters, PhD, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences and University of Manchester, Manchester; Emma Shaw-Nunez, MRes, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester and Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust, Manchester; Patricia Gooding, PhD, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences and Centre for New Treatments and Understanding in Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester; Daniel Pratt, ClinPsyD, Gillian Haddock, PhD, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences and Centre for New Treatments and Understanding in Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester and Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust, Manchester, UK Yvonne.awenat@manchester.ac.uk.

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