Suicide survivors seeking mental health services: a preliminary examination of the role of an active postvention model.
Archival data from suicide survivors presenting for treatment from 1999-2005 at the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center (BRCIC) were used to examine differences in those who received an active model of postvention (APM; n=150) compared to those who received a traditional passive postvention (PP, n=206). APM presented sooner for treatment (48 days) than PP (97 days). APM survivors were more likely to have been the survivor of a violent suicide. APM were more likely than PP to attend survivor support group meetings and APM attended more groups. To better understand the efficacy of APM in helping survivors, a prospective evaluation is needed.
Cerel
Julie
J
University of Kentucky, College of Social Work, Lexington 40506, USA. julie.cerel@uky.edu
Campbell
Frank R
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013405:Suicide; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*