title: The experiences of mothers bereaved by suicide: an exploratory study.
abstract: To ascertain the meaning of their loss, the authors explored the experiences of 7 biological mothers bereaved by suicide. Purposive sampling was used and 1-to-1 interviews were conducted and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Four themes emerged: (a) silencing grief; (b) shattered assumptions; (c) constructing a narrative; and (d) the depth of a mother's grief. Mothers experienced intense prolonged grief with many psychological and physical symptoms; one acknowledged strong suicidal thoughts and one had attempted suicide. The findings suggest a need for care professionals to be aware of, and to target, this vulnerable subgroup.
authors: a Stanhope Centre , Dublin , Ireland.
authors: Joan Louise
authors: JL
authors: Sugrue
authors: Sinead
authors: S
authors: McGilloway
authors: Orla
authors: O
authors: Keegan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*