Suicide Exposure in the Population: Perceptions of Impact and Closeness
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Recent studies of people exposed to suicide point to a continuum of effects moderated by a perception of closeness to the deceased. We investigated the importance of perception of impact of the death on mental health outcomes of those exposed to suicide. Female sex, younger age, and multiple exposures to suicide were associated with greater risk for poorer outcomes. Suicide exposed with high impact was more likely to have depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, prolonged grief, and suicide ideation. Findings can help focus postvention resources for suicide-exposed individuals.
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Perceptions of closeness to the deceased predict the likelihood of developing mental health problems after the loss.
“Whilst not all those who experience a close contact’s suicide will perceive negative health effects, evidence points towards a continuum of effects, in which perceptions of closeness to the deceased predict the likelihood of developing mental health problems after the loss [16,17].”
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- Authors
- Cerel, J., Maple, M., van de Venne, J., Brown, M., Moore, M., & Flaherty, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- University of New England (AU)
- College of Social Work University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
- KentuckyOne Health (US)
- Eastern Kentucky University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cerel, Julie
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-02-02
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 696-708
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W2583801644
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 8.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- EPubDev Repository (submittedVersion)
- RUNE (Research UNE) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (W81XWH-10-2-0178, W81XWH-10-2-0181)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Keywords
- suicide exposure, suicide bereavement, postvention, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, prolonged grief disorder, suicidal ideation, sex differences, age differences
- MeSH terms
- Suicide Prevention, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Grief, Health Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Survivors, Young Adult
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