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The Impact of Suicide on the Family
Abstract
Little research has examined the consequences of a suicide for social or family networks. Because suicide occurs within families, the focus on the aftermath of suicide within families is an important next step to determine exactly how to help survivors. In this article, we review and summarize the research on the impact of suicide on individuals within families and on family and social networks. We begin with a discussion of family changes following suicide. Next, we discuss the effects of suicide on social networks overall and responses of children and the elderly to a suicide in the family. Finally, we identify key issues that remain to be resolved in family survivor research and make recommendations for future studies.
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- Authors
- Cerel, J., Jordan, J. R., & Duberstein, P. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (US)
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Venue
- Crisis
- Publisher
- Hogrefe Publishing Group
- Published
- 2008-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 38-44
- ISSN
- 0227-5910 (ISSN-L)
- 2151-2396
- OpenAlex
- W2098758147
- Cited by
- 315
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Crisis (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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, family impact, suicide survivors, family networks, social networks, children of suicide victims, elderly survivors, family change, bereavement
- MeSH terms
- Bereavement, Communication, Family, Guilt, Humans, Social Support, Suicide, Self-Injurious Behavior
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