Survivors of Suicide, Those Left Behind When Someone Dies by Suicide

Author(s)
Cerel, Julie
Maple, Myfanwy
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Suicide is a more prevalent cause of death in many countries than automobile accidents, homicide, and breast cancer. Despite this, the experience of people left behind after a suicide is not well understood. This entry provides a sociohistorical overview of suicide to place suicide death in a relevant cultural context, explores the bereavement experiences of those grieving a loss to suicide, and presents the debate about similarities and differences regarding suicide bereavement in relation to other forms of traumatic death. In addition, this entry examines the role of social workers in working with people bereaved by suicide.
Citation
Encyclopedia of Social Work, p. 1-13
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Language
en
Publisher
National Association of Social Workers (NASW Press) and Oxford University Press (OUP)
Edition
1
Title
Survivors of Suicide, Those Left Behind When Someone Dies by Suicide
Type of document
Entry In Reference Work
Entity Type
Publication

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