title: Influence of traumatic grief on suicidal ideation among young adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of traumatic grief on suicidal ideation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Beck-Kovacs Scale for Suicidal Ideation was administered to 76 young adult friends of suicide victims.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Traumatic grief was associated with a 5.08 times greater likelihood of suicidal ideation, after control for depression. Comorbid traumatic grief and depression were not associated with a greater likelihood of suicidal ideation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Syndromal traumatic grief heightens vulnerability to suicidal ideation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA. Holly.Prigerson@Yale.edu
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Prigerson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bridge
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Maciejewski
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Beery
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rosenheck
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bierhals
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kupfer
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Brent
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012944:Social Support; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data