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Estimating the Population of Survivors of Suicide: Seeking an Evidence Base

Berman, Alan L.·2011·Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

DOI 10.1111/j.1943-278x.2010.00009.x

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Shneidman (1973) derived an estimate of six survivors for every suicide that, in the ensuing years, has become an assumed fact underlying public health messaging campaigns in support of suicide prevention and postvention programs worldwide, in spite of it lacking either empirical testing or validation. This report offers a first test designed to derive estimates of suicide survivors and raises an array of empirical questions needing further study to reasonably address the impact of suicide on others.

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Authors: Berman, A. L.
Corresponding author: Berman, Alan L.
ORCID: Berman, Alan L.
Venue: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011-02
Volume: 41
Issue: 1
Pages: 110-116
ISSN: 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
1943-278X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278x.2010.00009.x
OpenAlex: W2143282997
Cited by: 190
References: 7
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 7.58
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 9 d)
Locations: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
Keywords: suicide survivors, suicide bereavement, suicide prevention, postvention, public health communication
MeSH terms: Adult, Data Collection, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parents, Suicide, Attempted, United States, Survivors, Spouses, Siblings, Young Adult

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