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Title: | Suicide Loss Survivors' Experiences with Therapy: Implications for Clinical Practice | Contributor(s): | Sanford, Rebecca (author); Cerel, Julie (author); McGann, Vanessa (author); Maple, Myfanwy (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10597-016-0006-6 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19180 | Abstract: | Over two-thirds of suicide loss survivors, those who have lost a loved one to suicide, seek individual therapy following their loss. However, nothing is known about what survivors find helpful about therapy or how therapy impacts their grief. An online survey was conducted June 2012-March 2013 with a convenience sample of 197 survivors primarily from the USA and Australia to develop a better understanding of treatment seeking loss survivors and their experiences in therapy. Questions explored the experience of the suicide death, the therapy received after the loss, and insights about improving therapy for loss survivors. Participants were generally positive about their therapy experiences. However, respondents endorsed symptoms of PTSD, though many did not report a formal diagnosis from a provider, suggesting a discrepancy that could lead to inadequate treatment of symptoms. The findings provide an understanding of treatment seeking loss survivors, along with implications for therapists treating this population. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Community Mental Health Journal, 52(5), p. 551-558 | Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1573-2789 0010-3853 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111710 Health Counselling 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified 160702 Counselling, Welfare and Community Services |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420307 Health counselling 440902 Counselling, wellbeing and community services |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920410 Mental Health | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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