Grief and Attitudes Toward Suicide in Peers Affected by a Cluster of Suicides as Adolescents

Abbott, Caroline H.; Zakriski, Audrey L.

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“…Twenty-one studies from the same research group are marked with °. Grief was expressed in thoughts and feelings and affected behavior and relationships (Abbott & Zakriski, 2014;Bartik, Maple, Edwards, & Kiernan, 2013a;Cerel, Fristad, Weller, & Weller, 1999;Dyregrov & Dyregrov, 2005;Hoffmann, Myburgh, & Poggenpoel, 2010;Ratnarajah & Schofield, 2008;Silvén Hagström, 2013). Adolescents reported a variety of feelings, including guilt, blaming (others and self), shame, anger, rejection, and perceived stigma; and adolescents engaged in risky coping behaviors such as increased alcohol consumption (Bartik et al, 2013a;Hoffmann et al, 2010).…”

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Pre- and postloss features of adolescent suicide bereavement: A systematic review

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Despite increasing clinical and research interest in suicide bereavement the impact of suicide on adolescents is still poorly understood. This systematic review aims to disentangle pre- and postloss features that affect response to grief in this age group. The literature was analyzed after a systematic search and hand-check of retrieved articles. The impact of suicide is affected by (a) preloss features related to personal/family history of mental health, family life, suicidal behavior, and type and emotional closeness of relationship; and (b) postloss issues such as quality of remaining relationships. Future research and bereavement support should consider these broader contexts.

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Pre- and postloss features of adolescent suicide bereavement: A systematic review

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“…This must be interpreted in the context of the greater tolerance of suicide in Japanese culture [ 42 ]. In a US study 85 young adults exposed to a peer suicide cluster in adolescence were more likely than 67 unexposed controls to normalise suicide but also more likely to find it incomprehensible [ 40 ]. Those who rated themselves as close to the deceased were more likely to identify with the attitudes “People often die by suicide on a whim”, and “If people want to die by suicide, we can’t stop them” [ 40 ].…”

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“…In a US study 85 young adults exposed to a peer suicide cluster in adolescence were more likely than 67 unexposed controls to normalise suicide but also more likely to find it incomprehensible [ 40 ]. Those who rated themselves as close to the deceased were more likely to identify with the attitudes “People often die by suicide on a whim”, and “If people want to die by suicide, we can’t stop them” [ 40 ]. A study of 54 workers in a US suicide intervention centre found that they had a greater fear of death than 62 psychology student controls, but such fears were not specific to suicide [ 41 ].…”

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Attitudes to suicide following the suicide of a friend or relative: a qualitative study of the views of 429 young bereaved adults in the UK

Pitman

Nesse²,

Morant³

et al. 2017

BMC Psychiatry

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BackgroundPeople bereaved by suicide are at increased risk of suicide attempt and suicide, but explanations for these associations remain theoretical. It is possible that the experience of suicide bereavement modifies personal attitudes towards suicide, but the nature of these changes remains unexplored. There is a need to understand personal attitudes to suicide following suicide bereavement, as this may inform the development of suicide prevention interventions. Our aim was to explore the attitudes of young adults bereaved by suicide towards their own likelihood of dying by suicide.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of staff and students aged 18–40 at 37 United Kingdom (UK) higher educational institutions in 2010. Ethical approval was granted by the UCL Research Ethics Committee. Qualitative responses to a question probing attitudes to own suicide were provided by 429 respondents who had experienced bereavement by the suicide of a close contact. We identified key themes in this dataset using thematic analysis.ResultsAnalysis identified four main themes: suicide as a more tangible option (whether feared or not); identification with the deceased and awareness of shared vulnerabilities to suicide; personal determination to avoid suicide; and beliefs regarding safeguards against suicide. These themes reflected a broad split in participants' views regarding own likelihood of dying by suicide, influenced by the degree to which own suicide was feared and the extent to which they felt in control of determining a suicide death. Whilst the majority described an aversion to the idea of attempting suicide themselves, largely through an awareness of the impact on others, a minority described their experiences as having normalised suicide as a personal option.ConclusionsThe views of a sample of UK-based adults bereaved by suicide suggest that exposure to the suicide of a close friend or relative can influence attitudes to suicide in ways that could influence own risk of suicide attempt. The normalising attitudes to suicide observed in a minority of respondents could contribute to the observed association between suicide bereavement and suicide attempt.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12888-017-1560-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…A huge majority (93.4%) are of the strong opinion of communicating psychological problems& hence of seeking help as shown in Table 3 [9,10] Tarun Mene et al in an Indian study from Arunachal Pradesh, Peltzer, Cherian et al 2000,Eshun et al 2003demonstrated that acceptable or positive ATTS were often found prior to suicidal ideation/behaviour. [11,12,13] According to Eskin [14][15][16][17][18] Upon further categorization of attitude towards suicide data into male & female sets, as depicted in Table 3 [19,20] When it comes to attitude towards a suicidal person, our medical students have a very high acceptance score and also are ready to help them as evident in Table 2. But they are not fully agreeable to a suicidal person disclosing their ideas or plans about suicide with higher variation.…”

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Attitude towards suicide among medical students in a medical college of rural south India

R¹,

Venugopalan²

2019

APJHS

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Background: Suicide is a psychiatric emergency. It contributes for substantial portion of preventive deaths. Medical professionals bear responsibility of providing optimal primary care to a suicidal person and reducing stigma towards suicide. Their attitudes towards suicide or a suicidal person determines the quality of care given to them. This study attempts to quantitatively assess attitudes of undergraduate medical students towards suicide and a suicidal person. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a medical college hospital of Kerala. Total 287 first& second year medical students who were not exposed to psychiatry teaching were recruited for the study by total enumeration method. Eskin's attitude towards suicide scale (E-ATSS) and Eskin's Social Reactions to Suicidal Persons Scale (E-SRSPS) were administered. Responses were collected in 5 point likert scale ranging from 'completely disagree' to 'completely agree'. Results: On E-ATSS, Communicating psychological problems had a high mean score with minimal standard deviation(4.25+/-0.35) & acceptability of suicide scored the least(1.46+/-0.62) while the social acceptance of a suicidal person & helping had high scores (4.34+/-0.82, 4.28+/-0.23) on E-ATSPS. Conclusion: Students participated in this study have more of rejecting attitudes towards suicide. But less than half of them take it as a sign of mental illness. When it comes to attitude towards a suicidal person, our medical students have a very high acceptance score and also are ready to help them. Studies involving students who complete undergraduate psychiatry training will help to know about the change that the training brings into the attitudes.

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Grief and Attitudes Toward Suicide in Peers Affected by a Cluster of Suicides as Adolescents

Cited by 18 publications

References 21 publications

Pre- and postloss features of adolescent suicide bereavement: A systematic review

Pre- and postloss features of adolescent suicide bereavement: A systematic review

Attitudes to suicide following the suicide of a friend or relative: a qualitative study of the views of 429 young bereaved adults in the UK

Attitude towards suicide among medical students in a medical college of rural south India

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