Survivors’ perceptions of support following a parent’s suicide

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12097589
AutoresSuzanne Wilson (0000-0002-7021-8967, Brigham Young University), Melissa Allen Heath (0000-0003-3343-481X, Brigham Young University, autor de correspondencia), Paola Wilson (Brigham Young University), Elizabeth A Cutrer‐Párraga (0000-0001-8038-1752, Brigham Young University), Elizabeth Cutrer-Párraga (Brigham Young University), Sarah M Coyne (0000-0002-1403-8726, Brigham Young University), Aaron P Jackson (0000-0003-1663-5951, Brigham Young University)
Año2019
Volumen46
Número4
Páginas791-802
Fecha de publicación2019-12-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDeath Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07481187.2019.1701144
PMID31829110
OpenAlexW2995983727
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas24

Children who experience a parent's suicide are vulnerable to an increased risk for mental health disorders and suicide attempts. In this study, 17 adults, each a child survivor of their parent's suicide, shared their perceptions of support following the suicide. Helpful experiences included opening communication about suicide and offering individualized support. Unhelpful experiences included judgment and blame, silence regarding suicide, and a heightened awareness of the surviving parent's challenges. Individuals most helpful in meeting the child's needs included those with preexisting relationships. In particular, our findings emphasize the critical need for honest, open, and age-appropriate communication about the parent's suicide

Blame · Medical emergency · Mental health · Perception · Poison control · Psychiatry · Silence · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Psychology