Do they suffer more? Reflections on research comparing suicide survivors to other survivors.
This article contrasts public perceptions of suicide survivors with conclusions based on comparative studies of suicide, fatal accident survivors, and other survivors. Although suicide is commonly thought to cause a particularly burden-some grief, quantitative studies have often failed to support this. We then offer some interpretations of these findings and suggest future pathways for research.
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Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Gratton
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D001601:Bereavement; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*