Grief Reactions in the Suicide Bereaved

2017 ◽  
pp. 139-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alana Iglewicz ◽  
Ilanit Tal ◽  
Sidney Zisook
Keyword(s):  
Grief Reactions ◽  
Suicide Bereaved

scholarly journals Suicide bereavement: piloting a longitudinal study in Australia

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e019504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kairi Kõlves ◽  
Diego de Leo
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Sudden Death ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Significant Time ◽  
Suicide Bereavement ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
Grief Reactions ◽  
Suicide Bereaved

ObjectivesThe pilot study were (1) to test the technical and administrative feasibility of a full-scale study, including recruitment process, response and retention rate, questionnaire design for an investigation to improve understanding of the suicide bereavement processes compared with bereavement by sudden deaths and (2) to present the differences and changes in the main outcomes—grief reactions of close relatives exposed to suicide and sudden death over 2 years.DesignA longitudinal prospective study comparing bereavement by suicide to other types of sudden deaths over time (6, 12 and 24 months).SettingQueensland, Australia.Participants25 suicide-bereaved and 15 sudden-death-bereaved persons.Outcome measuresGrief reactions (measured with the Grief Experience Questionnaire).ResultsThe response rate was 52.1% in the suicide bereaved and 45.5% in the sudden-death group. There was a small number of dropouts, with the retention rate over 85% for both groups. Linear mixed modelling for repeated measures showed a significant group effect (higher in suicide bereaved) for total grief, responsibility, rejection and unique reactions. A significant time effect (reduction) was measured for total grief, somatic reactions, general grief reactions and search for explanation. One significant time and group interaction was measured; rejection showed a decline in suicide and an increase in sudden-death bereaved.ConclusionsThe pilot study presented the appropriateness of the study methodology. This type of study has implications for counselling and treating people bereaved by suicide and for designing postvention activities.

Suicide-Bereaved Individuals’ Attitudes Toward Therapists

Crisis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin F. Ward-Ciesielski ◽  
Madeline D. Wielgus ◽  
Connor B. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Time Of Death ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Important Group ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Suicide Bereaved ◽  
Research Domain

Background: Suicide-bereaved individuals represent an important group impacted by suicide. Understanding their experiences following the suicide of a loved one is an important research domain, despite receiving limited attention. Although suicide-bereaved individuals may benefit from mental health treatment, their attitudes toward therapy and therapists are poorly understood. Aims: The present study aimed to understand the extent to which bereaved individuals’ attitudes toward therapy and therapists are impacted by whether their loved one was in therapy at the time of death. Method: Suicide-bereaved individuals (N = 243) from the United States were recruited to complete an online survey about their experience with and attitudes toward therapy and therapists following the suicide of a loved one. Results: Bereaved individuals whose loved one was in therapy at the time of death (N = 48, 19.8%) reported more negative and less positive attitudes toward the treating therapist than those whose loved one was not in therapy at the time of death (N = 81, 33.3%) or whose loved one was never in therapy/the deceased’s therapy status was unknown (N = 114, 46.9%). Conclusion: The deceased’s involvement with a therapist appears to be an important factor impacting the experience of bereaved individuals and should be considered when attempting to engage these individuals in postvention.

Grief Reactions to Perinatal Death — a Follow-Up Study

1984 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Laroche ◽  
M. Lalinec-Michaud ◽  
F. Engelsmann ◽  
N. Fuller ◽  
M. Copp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perinatal Death ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Grief Reactions

scholarly journals Bereaved spouses' adjustment after the patients' death in palliative care

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria E. Carlsson ◽  
Ingrid M. Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
First Year ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Palliative Care Setting ◽  
Advanced Home Care ◽  
Grief Reactions

ABSTRACTObjectives:To improve the support to bereaved spouses during the year after the patient's death, a project was started consisting of three visits by a nurse (after 1, 3, and 13 months) with conversations about the patient's death and the spouse's life situation. The aim of this study was to describe the bereaved spouse's situation and adaptation during the first year after the loss.Methods:Spouses of patients cared for by The Advanced Home Care Team (APHCT) in Uppsala, Sweden, were invited to participate in the project. Each participant was encouraged to talk freely about his or her situation, but enough direction was given to ensure that all items listed on a standardized questionnaire were covered.Results:Fifty-one spouses met the inclusion criteria and were invited to participate and 45 accepted. The subjects felt quite healthy but were tired and suffered from sleep disturbance. The grief reactions had initially been high but showed a significant decline from 1 to 13 months (p < .01). Forty-nine percent had experienced postbereavement hallucinations.Significance of results:This study showed that the bereaved spouses felt quite healthy and adjusted quite well to their new life situation, after the patient's death in a palliative care setting. The grief reactions had initially been high but showed a significant decline during the year.

Long-Term Reactions to the Loss of a Close Friend in an Extreme Terror Incident

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iren Johnsen ◽  
Kari Dyregrov ◽  
Stig Berge Matthiesen ◽  
Jon Christian Laberg
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Close Friend ◽  
Traumatic Death ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Grief Reactions ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Avoidant Behavior

This article presents results from one of the first longitudinal studies exploring the effects of losing a close friend to traumatic death, focusing on complicated grief over time and how this is affected by avoidant behavior and rumination about the loss. The sample consists of 88 persons (76% women and 24% men, mean age = 21) who lost a close friend in the Utøya killings in Norway on July 22, 2011.Quantitative data were collected at three time-points; 18, 28, and 40 months postloss. Main findings are that bereaved friends are heavily impacted by the loss and their grief reactions are affected negatively by avoidant behavior and rumination. This indicates that close bereaved friends are a group to be aware of and that there is a need for better strategies for identifying individuals in need for follow-up.

Grief Reactions and Recovery in a Support Group for People Bereaved by Suicide

Crisis ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila E Clark ◽  
Robert D Goldney
Keyword(s):  
Support Group ◽  
Grief Reactions ◽  
Mode Of Death

Recent controlled studies have demonstrated that there are few quantitative, but a number of qualitative differences between those bereaved by suicide and those bereaved in other ways. Observations from participants in a support group of those bereaved through suicide are presented here. Guidelines are offered concerning therapy for those who are so clearly distressed by this mode of death.

Grief Reactions and Effective Negotiation

1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Lewis Buck
Keyword(s):  
Grief Reactions

Complicated Grief Reactions in Children and Adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Nader ◽  
Alison Salloum
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Complicated Grief ◽  
Grief Reactions

Gender Differences in Grief Reactions following the Death of a Parent

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Lawrence ◽  
Elizabeth L. Jeglic ◽  
Laura T. Matthews ◽  
Carolyn M. Pepper
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Clinical Importance ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Death Of A Parent ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Grief Reactions

This study examined gender differences in psychological functioning in a sample of college students who lost a parent to death. Male and female students ( n = 65) who had a parent that had died were asked to complete a series of self report questionnaires to assess psychological distress, feelings of grief and bereavement, and coping strategies. Overall, no gender differences were found between bereaved students on measures of psychological distress. However an avoidant coping style was related to symptoms of depression in females, but not in males. Students who lost a mother were more likely to report symptoms of depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation as compared to students who lost a father. Future research implications and the clinical importance of these findings are discussed.

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