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Is Suicide Bereavement Different? A Reassessment of the Literature

Jordan, John R.·2001·Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
DOI 10.1521/suli.31.1.91.21310
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The question of whether suicide bereavement is different from mourning after other types of deaths has important theoretical and clinical implications. Some recent literature reviews have argued that the differences may be minimal. In contrast, this article suggests that suicide bereavement is distinct in three significant ways: the thematic content of the grief, the social processes surrounding the survivor, and the impact suicide has on family systems. In addition, problems in the methodology used to compare different bereavement experiences are addressed. Some clinical implications of these conclusions, including the need for homogeneous support groups, psychoeducational services, and family and social network interventions are also discussed.

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  • Negative attitudes towards those bereaved by suicide prevail and stigmatization has taken more subtle forms of isolation and shunning.

    “there is evidence that negative attitudes towards those bereaved by suicide prevail and that stigmatization has taken more subtle forms of isolation and shunning [8,14–17].”

    From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [8]

  • Evidence tentatively supports that stigma complicates the grieving process of suicide survivors.

    “This evidence tentatively supports the assumption that stigma complicates the grieving process of suicide survivors [8,12].”

    From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [8]

  • These results are converging with a line of research proposing that suicide bereavement and bereavement by other types of traumatic losses produce similar reactions.

    “These results are converging with a line of research proposing that suicide bereavement and bereavement by other types of traumatic losses produce similar reactions [7,8].”

    From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [8]

  • Suicide survivors have been shown to frequently suffer from negative feelings like shame, guilt, anger and blame.

    “Suicide survivors have been shown to frequently suffer from negative feelings like shame, guilt, anger and blame [7,8].”

    From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [8]

  • This result supports the findings of a larger body of research examining general public perception of and biases towards suicide survivors.

    “This result supports the findings of a larger body of research examining general public perception of and biases towards suicide survivors (see [8], [14], [17] for reviews).”

    From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [8]

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Authors
Jordan, J. R.
Corresponding author
Jordan, John R.
Venue
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2001-03
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
91-102
ISSN
  • 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
  • 1943-278X
DOI
10.1521/suli.31.1.91.21310
OpenAlex
W2152316482
Cited by
433
References
70
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 3599 d)
Locations
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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 bereavement, grief, mourning, grief support groups, family systems, social networks, psychoeducation
MeSH terms
Bereavement, Family, Humans, Suicide, Suicide, Attempted, Survivors

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