A proposed curriculum on suicide care for psychiatry residency.

This paper discusses suicide care as a core curriculum component of psychiatry residency. The reasons for formal conceptualization of suicide care education are discussed, and a model curriculum is offered. The model is in no way intended to be restrictive, but is offered as a reference point for residency programs to compare their own activities in this important area of psychiatry. The paper grew from discussion of this topic in the Core Curriculum Committee of the American Association Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training.