A Call for Research: The Need to Better Understand the Impact of Support Groups for Suicide Survivors
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Support groups for suicide survivors (those individuals bereaved following a suicide) are widely used, but little research evidence is available to determine their efficacy. This paper outlines the pressing public health need to conduct research and determine effective ways to identify and meet the needs of suicide survivors, particularly through survivor support groups. After describing the various approaches to survivor support groups, we explain the need for further research, despite the inherent challenges. Finally, we pose several questions for researchers to consider as they work with survivors to develop a research agenda that sheds more light on the experiences of survivors and the help provided by survivor support groups.
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Evidence for the efficacy of suicide bereavement support groups is lacking.
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- Authors
- Cerel, J., Padgett, J. H., Conwell, Y., & Reed, G. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-06
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 269-281
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- PMC
- PMC3774151
- OpenAlex
- W2169594474
- Cited by
- 88
- References
- 34
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- FWCI
- 0.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5t32mh020061-25)
- National Institute of Mental Health (T32-MH020061, R24MH071604)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Keywords
- suicide survivors, bereavement, support groups, survivor support groups, research agenda, grief
- MeSH terms
- Bereavement, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Research, Self-Help Groups, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Suicide, Survivors
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