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Suicide Exposure in the Population: Perceptions of Impact and Closeness
Author(s) -
Cerel Julie,
Maple Myfanwy,
Venne Judy,
Brown Melissa,
Moore Melinda,
Flaherty Chris
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12333
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , poison control , suicidal ideation , closeness , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , anxiety , medicine , clinical psychology , population , psychiatry , depression (economics) , mental health , psychology , medical emergency , environmental health , mathematical analysis , mathematics , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Recent studies of people exposed to suicide point to a continuum of effects moderated by a perception of closeness to the deceased. We investigated the importance of perception of impact of the death on mental health outcomes of those exposed to suicide. Female sex, younger age, and multiple exposures to suicide were associated with greater risk for poorer outcomes. Suicide exposed with high impact was more likely to have depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, prolonged grief, and suicide ideation. Findings can help focus postvention resources for suicide‐exposed individuals.