Presentation Information
[SY-60-03]The containment of persecution and recovery of thought; the role of a psychodynamically informed risk panel when working with suicidal states of mind.
*Josephine Kate O'Reilly, Rachel Gibbons, Nobuaki eto (Royal College of Psychiatrists London (UK))
Keywords:
Suicide,Containment of anxiety,Projection,Reflective Practice
This presentation will describe the impact of working with suicidal states of mind upon staff and mental health organisations, how fear and perscution can paralyse thought and iatrogenic harm and vicarious trauma can occur if staff are not adequately supported in this work. The capacity of staff to contain anxiety is dependent upon the containment offered by the organisation within which they work. The development of an innovative psychodynamically informed risk panel within an NHS mental health trust will be described as a powerful intervention in strengthening clinical understanding and the capacity of the organisation to contain anxiety in order for staff to offer compassionate and patient centred care, and to thrive in their work. How the panel is run and it's central aims will be illlustrated with clinical examples from a range of mentla health teams within the NHS. The contributions of key psychoanalytic concepts in this work will be described.