The author describes obstacles to education in suicide care that arise from misinformation and from personal and professional anxieties among residents and staff. An approach is presented to managing these obstacles by continuing education of all staff, group discussions of multiple clinical cases with senior staff, expert didactic teaching, individual and group supervision, and multidisciplinary team experience. The approach emphasizes provision of accurate information and comprehensive clinical experience, promotion of non-moralistic, problem-solving attitudes, and assistance with neurotically-derived disabilities that interfere with suicide care.
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