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What are the physical and psychological health effects of suicide bereavement on family members? An observational and interview mixed-methods study in Ireland.
Spillane, Ailbhe Matvienko-Sikar, Karen Larkin, Celine Corcoran, Paul Arensman, Ella
Spillane, Ailbhe
Matvienko-Sikar, Karen
Larkin, Celine
Corcoran, Paul
Arensman, Ella
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2018-01-13
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family members
health
mixed-methods
morbidity
suicide bereavement
health
mixed-methods
morbidity
suicide bereavement
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Research focussing on the impact of suicide bereavement on family members' physical and psychological health is scarce. The aim of this study was to examine how family members have been physically and psychologically affected following suicide bereavement. A secondary objective of the study was to describe the needs of family members bereaved by suicide. A mixed-methods study was conducted, using qualitative semistructured interviews and additional quantitative self-report measures of depression, anxiety and stress (DASS-21). Consecutive suicide cases and next-of-kin were identified by examining coroner's records in Cork City and County, Ireland from October 2014 to May 2016. Eighteen family members bereaved by suicide took part in a qualitative interview. They were recruited from the Suicide Support and Information System: A Case-Control Study (SSIS-ACE), where family members bereaved by suicide (n=33) completed structured measures of their well-being.
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2044-6055
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10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019472
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29331974