It has been estimated that completed suicides in the United States leave behind 750,000 survivors every year. Many times, individuals who complete suicide had been seeing a mental health practitioner, who then must face the turmoil of losing a client to suicide. This paper reviews the literature on the frequency, impact, and recovery of psychotherapists who are suicide survivors. Comparisons are drawn between psychiatrists and psychologists. Findings indicate that psychiatrists are more than twice as likely as psychologists to experience a patient suicide, which may be a result of psychiatrists treating more severely disturbed individuals. Literature surveys suggest that the initial impact upon both psychiatrists and psychologists often involve shock, anger, guilt, a loss of self-esteem, and intrusive thoughts about the suicide. Although both groups reported similar feelings concerning patient suicide, psychotherapists who spent more time conducting therapy and who treated personality-disorder patients reported greater impact. Both psychiatrists and psychologists indicated that the recovery process following a patient suicide was aided by peer consultation and training on patient suicide. It is recommended that training programs establish methods to train residents and interns for dealing with patient suicides; professionals must be able to grieve both on a professional and a personal level. Contains 25 references. (RJM)