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Estimating the Population of Survivors of Suicide: Seeking an Evidence Base
Abstract
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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“Studies have shown that, on average, five immediate family members and up to 135 individuals can be exposed to the impact of an individual's suicide (Berman, 2011; Cerel et al., 2018).”
From Suicide Postvention Service Models and Guidelines 2014–2019: A Systematic Review (2019) · cites this paper as Berman, 2011
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“The first systematic estimation of the number of suicide survivors, a survey among members of suicide survivor support groups [4], found that the number varied considerably depending on the type of the relationship, the frequency of contact between the deceased and the bereaved, and the age of the deceased.”
From Essential Questions on Suicide Bereavement and Postvention (2011) · cites this paper as [4]
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“For example, parents who lost a child by suicide estimated that the death has left 80 suicide survivors behind, the spouses and/or partners of the suicides estimated the number at 60, while siblings and/or friends at 45–50.”
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Metadata
- 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
- 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
- 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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