Systematic Literature Review of Attempted Suicide and Offspring

Lunde, Ingeborg; Reigstad, Marte Myhre; Moe, Kristin Frisch; Grimholt, Tine K.

doi:10.3390/ijerph15050937

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“…Furthermore, the findings in our study are also in line with Trondsen (38) in signalising children being alone in an ‘emergency alert mode’ and Pedersen and Revenson (7) noting that children of severely ill parents occupy a dual role as a primary provider of emotional and instrumental support to the ill parent and so as a family member who needs support in the face of a major and often long‐lasting life‐stressor. Similar to what others have reported, life events mentioned in our findings have the character of overwhelming traumatic experiences (31, 62, 65, 66, 73–75). These facts may indicate an experience of lack of control (7) which must be an additional burden in these young people’s situation.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

‘I have cried a lot’: a qualitative study on children experiencing severe parental illness

Faugli

Kufås

Haukland

et al. 2020

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Background A considerable body of research has explored implications of severe parental illness on children. However, less is known about what children and adolescents with a severely ill parent experience as the most challenging. Aims To describe what children with a severely ill parent experience as their most difficult challenge. Methods A qualitative descriptive design with a manifest content analysis was used on data from a cross‐sectional, multicenter study on children of patients in five Norwegian Health trusts. Data consisted of written textual responds from 238 children (age 8–18) to one open‐ended question in a self‐report questionnaire. Results The overall theme concerning the children’s most difficult challenge was named ‘the drama of life unfoldment’, reflecting the parental illness’ impact on themselves, their relationships with others, and their life circumstances. The subthemes consisted of: Children’s experiences of difficult thoughts and feelings; negatively impaired relationship with parents, friends and others; and challenging life events and obstacles in welfare. Conclusions The most difficult challenge experienced by the children with a severely ill parent implies life unfoldment challenges and include negative personal and relational impact, challenging life events and obstacles in welfare.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

‘I have cried a lot’: a qualitative study on children experiencing severe parental illness

Faugli

Kufås

Haukland

et al. 2020

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…Suicidal ideation and suicide attempt are relatively common in this phase of life; with completed suicide being the second most common cause of death in adolescents ( 20 ).…”

Section: Lifestyle Behavior and Suicide In Adolescents And Young Peopmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lifestyle Interventions and Prevention of Suicide

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Over the past years, there has been a growing interest in the association between lifestyle psychosocial interventions, severe mental illness, and suicide risk. Patients with severe mental disorders have higher mortality rates, poor health states, and higher suicide risk compared to the general population. Lifestyle behaviors are amenable to change through the adoption of specific psychosocial interventions, and several approaches have been promoted. The current article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on lifestyle interventions, mental health, and suicide risk in the general population and in patients with psychiatric disorders. For this purpose, we investigated lifestyle behaviors and lifestyle interventions in three different age groups: adolescents, young adults, and the elderly. Several lifestyle behaviors including cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and sedentary lifestyle are associated with suicide risk in all age groups. In adolescents, growing attention has emerged on the association between suicide risk and internet addiction, cyberbullying and scholastic and family difficulties. In adults, psychiatric symptoms, substance and alcohol abuse, weight, and occupational difficulties seems to have a significant role in suicide risk. Finally, in the elderly, the presence of an organic disease and poor social support are associated with an increased risk of suicide attempt. Several factors may explain the association between lifestyle behaviors and suicide. First, many studies have reported that some lifestyle behaviors and its consequences (sedentary lifestyle, cigarette smoking underweight, obesity) are associated with cardiometabolic risk factors and with poor mental health. Second, several lifestyle behaviors may encourage social isolation, limiting the development of social networks, and remove individuals from social interactions; increasing their risk of mental health problems and suicide.

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“…Nevertheless, it has been recognized that parental suicide attempts can have a major impact in the offspring and can be considered a major adverse life event and a potentially traumatic experience (8). Parental suicidal attempt can also question the attachment in the young person, through the fear of potential abandonment (9). Besides, behind a suicidal attempt, psychopathology and social adversity is often hidden (10).…”

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confidence: 99%

Parental Risk for Suicide and Attachment Patterns Among Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder. A Clinical-Based Study

et al. 2019

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Introduction: Experiencing adverse life events and early disturbed patterns of interaction are crucial determinants for the development of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Parental suicidal attempts can be considered a major adverse life event and a potentially traumatic experience. The aim of this study was to examine differences in parental suicidal attempts among a BPD adolescent population vs. a matched control group. We also aimed to understand if attachment styles and the number of parental suicidal attempts predicted the severity of borderline symptomatology.Methods: Our study (EURNET BPD) comprised 85 BPD adolescents and 85 matched controls. Axis II disorders were investigated using the French version of SIDP-IV. Parental suicidal behaviors were assessed during a face-to-face interview with the adolescent. Attachment style was assessed with the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ).Results: Parents of BPD adolescents made more suicidal attempts than controls (34 vs. 11%; chi2 = 13.8, p < 0.001). The linear regression showed that the best model explaining the severity of borderline symptomatology (R2 adjusted = 0.15, F = 4.65, p < 0.001) was a model including the number of suicidal attempts realized by the parent (standardized beta = 0.28, p = 0.009) and the preoccupied attachment style of the adolescents toward their parents (standardized beta = 0.21, p = 0.043).Conclusion: Our results highlight the usefulness of assessing parental suicidal behavior when interviewing patients with BPD traits. This could be useful in clinical practice as an early clue to identify patients with potentially severe clinical profiles and parents needing a specific support. Further research is needed to confirm our findings.

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Systematic Literature Review of Attempted Suicide and Offspring

Cited by 10 publications

References 95 publications

‘I have cried a lot’: a qualitative study on children experiencing severe parental illness

‘I have cried a lot’: a qualitative study on children experiencing severe parental illness

Lifestyle Interventions and Prevention of Suicide

Parental Risk for Suicide and Attachment Patterns Among Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder. A Clinical-Based Study

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