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Suicide loss survivors′ experiences with therapy: Implications for clinical practice

Sanford, Rebecca, Cerel, Julie, McGann, Vanessa, Maple, Myfanwy·2016·Community Mental Health Journal
DOI 10.1007/s10597-016-0006-6
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Over two-thirds of suicide loss survivors, those who have lost a loved one to suicide, seek individual therapy following their loss. However, nothing is known about what survivors find helpful about therapy or how therapy impacts their grief. An online survey was conducted June 2012-March 2013 with a convenience sample of 197 survivors primarily from the USA and Australia to develop a better understanding of treatment seeking loss survivors and their experiences in therapy. Questions explored the experience of the suicide death, the therapy received after the loss, and insights about improving therapy for loss survivors. Participants were generally positive about their therapy experiences. However, respondents endorsed symptoms of PTSD, though many did not report a formal diagnosis from a provider, suggesting a discrepancy that could lead to inadequate treatment of symptoms. The findings provide an understanding of treatment seeking loss survivors, along with implications for therapists treating this population.

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  • There is a tension between the need for psychosocial services for people bereaved by suicide and what is known about their effectiveness.

    “Overall, there is a tension between the need for psychosocial services for people bereaved by suicide (Sanford et al., 2016; Pitman et al., 2018) and what is known about their effectiveness (McDaid et al., 2008; Szumilas and Kutcher, 2011; Linde et al., 2017).”

    From Suicide Postvention Service Models and Guidelines 2014–2019: A Systematic Review (2019) · cites this paper as Sanford et al., 2016

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Authors
Sanford, R., Cerel, J., McGann, V., & Maple, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Kentucky (US)
  • University of New England (AU)
Corresponding author
Sanford, Rebecca
ORCID
Venue
Community Mental Health Journal
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2016-04-13
Volume
52
Issue
5
Pages
551-558
ISSN
  • 0010-3853 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2789
DOI
10.1007/s10597-016-0006-6
OpenAlex
W2338418086
Cited by
36
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
FWCI
6.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Community Mental Health Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EPubDev Repository (submittedVersion)
  • RUNE (Research UNE) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
Keywords
suicide loss survivors, grief, individual psychotherapy, treatment experience, treatment seeking, post-traumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic stress symptoms, clinical practice implications
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Bereavement, Female, Grief, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotherapy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Suicide, Treatment Outcome, Patient Satisfaction, Survivors, Young Adult

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