A phenomenological study of family needs following the suicide of a teenager
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The objective of this phenomenological study was to develop an understanding of family needs following the suicide of a teenager. Six parent units living in the Midwest who lost a teenager to suicide were interviewed. Participants indicated several key themes that describe a parent's needs following the suicide of a teenager. These needs were organized into 6 main categories: (a) support by listening and responding, (b) support from another suicide survivor, (c) support in finding direction, (d) support when viewing the deceased teen, (e) support in remembering the teen, and (f) support in parents giving back to the community.
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A number of smaller-scale qualitative studies have emphasised the importance of social and peer support in the aftermath of a suicide.
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- Authors
- Miers, D., Abbott, D., & Springer, P. R.
- Affiliations
- Bryan Health (US)
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
- Corresponding author
- Miers, David
- ORCID
- Springer, Paul R.
- Venue
- Death Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-02
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 118-133
- ISSN
- 0748-1187 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-7683
- OpenAlex
- W1978827569
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Death Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Keywords
- adolescent suicide, family needs, parents of suicide victims, bereavement support, suicide survivors, bereavement, coping with loss, commemoration
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Bereavement, Family, Female, Grief, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Male, Parents, Referral and Consultation, Social Support, Suicide, Midwestern United States, Survivors
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