Investigating the Social Correlates Associated With Getting Help After a Suicide or Not
An Important Unexamined Bereavement Question
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630608 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Feigelman (0000-0002-7978-8368, Nassau Community College, corresponding author), Julie Cerel (0000-0002-4534-5526, University of Kentucky), Nina Gutin (Clinical Psychologist, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Culver City, California, USA), John L Mcintosh (0000-0001-5002-4412, Indiana University South Bend), Bernard S Gorman (0000-0002-8196-1078, Nassau Community College), Jamison S Bottomley (0000-0002-2129-0364, Medical University of South Carolina), Alice Edwards (0009-0001-3933-9066, University of Kentucky) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 302228241285965-302228241285965 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228241285965 |
| PMID | 39305491 |
| OpenAlex | W4402708849 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
Seeking to provide more systematic information on treatment-seeking and those not seeking help after a suicide, we investigated demographic, experiential and grief problems related correlates among recently suicide bereaved adults, conducting an on-line survey of a sample of U.S. 1,132 adults who lost a loved one to suicide during the last six years. Focusing upon first-degree relative loss survivors ( n = 222) we hypothesized those not seeking help would be more likely to report conventional religiosity, greater social support and more use of alternative treatment modalities. Instead, we found those not seeking help were almost twice as likely to not attend religious services, compared to help seekers. Social support enhanced the bereaved individuals' pursuit of treatments and those who did not obtain help appeared reluctant to getting non-traditional treatment support. Help seekers were more likely to experience post-traumatic growth and less likely to see suicide loss survivorship as stigmatizing
Grief · Help-seeking · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Religiosity · Seekers · Social support · Survivorship curve · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
What do Suicide Survivors Tell Us They Need? Results of a Pilot Study
The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R)
A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
Suicide bereavement and complicated grief
Synthesis of the psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist (PCL) military, civilian, and specific versions
A brief form of the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (F-SozU) was developed, validated, and standardized
Validation and Utility of a Self-report Version of PRIME-MD The PHQ Primary Care Study
The Limitations of Online Surveys
The impact of men seeking help for depression on perceptions of masculine and feminine characteristics
Researching Internet-Based Populations
The Relation of Masculinity and Help-Seeking Style with the Academic Help-Seeking Behavior of College Men
Adults Mourning Suicide
Bereaved Parents' Outcomes 4 to 60 Months After Their Children's Deaths by Accident, Suicide, or Homicide
Factor Structure of the Grief Experience Questionnaire (Geq)
Perceived suicide stigma, secrecy about suicide loss and mental health outcomes
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |