Grief Shortly After Suicide And Natural Death: A Comparative Study Among Spouses and First‐Degree Relatives
Abstract
Chronic dysfunction after complicated grief is not rare and emphasizes the need to identify bereaved individuals at risk. Three months following bereavement, self‐reported psychiatric and general health of 153 relatives of 74 suicides was worse than of 70 relatives of 39 natural deaths. Moreover, the felt need for professional help was higher among the former, even after adjustment for expectedness of death, sociodemographic differences, and relatives'/spouses' neuroticism. This suggests that suicide‐bereaved individuals may constitute a high‐risk group of mourners in need of targeted postvention.
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Suicide-bereaved family members have poorer self-reported psychiatric and general health than families who have experienced a natural death.
“and that this population have poorer self-reported psychiatric and general health than families who have experienced a natural death (Groot et al. 2006).”
From Does asking about suicide and related behaviours induce suicidal ideation? What is the evidence? (2014) · cites this paper as Groot et al. 2006
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- Authors
- de Groot, M. H., de Keijser, J., & Neeleman, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-08
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 418-431
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W2029564198
- Cited by
- 139
- References
- 76
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- FWCI
- 7.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- 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
- complicated grief, suicide bereavement, natural death, spouses, first-degree relatives, psychiatric symptoms, health status, postvention, neuroticism
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Death, Depression, Family, Female, Grief, Health Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Suicide, Spouses
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