ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
The Perceived Impact of Suicide Bereavement on Specific Interpersonal Relationships: A Qualitative Study of Survey Data.
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- Perceived Effectiveness of Components of Interventions to Support People Bereaved By Suicide.Crisis · 2025Pooled it
- A suicide bereavement model: based on a meta-ethnography of the experiences of adult suicide loss survivors.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Impacts of suicide bereavement on men: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Gendered patterns of common mental health outcomes and suicidal ideation after suicide bereavement and the role of perceived social support.Health promotion international · 2026Article
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- Beyond troubled and untroubled positions - an intersectional analysis of siblings who are bereaved by drug-related deaths' meaning-making stories about their deceased brothers and sisters.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
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- Investigating risk of self-harm and suicide on anniversaries after bereavement by suicide and other causes: a Danish population-based self-controlled case series study.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2023Article
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- Existential loneliness and life suffering in being a suicide survivor: a reflective lifeworld research study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Scoping review protocol to map studies on self-healing practices for suicide loss survivors.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Investigating Whether Bereavement by Suicide and Other Unnatural Causes Has a Deterrent Effect on Alcohol or Drug Use in Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Suicide bereavement in the UK: Descriptive findings from a national survey.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2022Article
- Suicide Postvention in Schools: What Evidence Supports Our Current National Recommendations?School social work journal · 2022Article
- Help-seeking behavior in bereaved university and college students: Associations with grief, mental health distress, and personal growth.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
People bereaved by suicide have an increased risk of suicide and suicide attempt, yet report receiving less support than people bereaved by other sudden deaths. Reductions in support may contribute to suicide risk, yet their nature is unclear. We explored the impact of suicide bereavement on the interpersonal relationships of young adults in the UK using an online survey to collect qualitative data. We conducted thematic analysis of free-text responses from 499 adults to questions capturing the impact of bereavement on relationships with partners, close friends, close family, extended family, and other contacts. We identified four main themes describing the changes in relationships following the suicide: (1) Social discomfort over the death (stigma and taboo; painfulness for self or others to discuss; socially prescribed grief reactions); (2) social withdrawal (loss of social confidence; withdrawal as a coping mechanism); (3) shared bereavement experience creating closeness and avoidance; (4) attachments influenced by fear of further losses (overprotectiveness towards others; avoiding attachments as protective). These findings contribute to understanding deficits in support and pathways to suicidality after suicide bereavement. Such disrupted attachments add to the burden of grief and could be addressed by public education on how to support those bereaved by suicide.
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