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Definitions of suicide and related terms
Published in Lorraine Bell, Helping People Overcome Suicidal Thoughts, Urges and Behaviour, 2021
POSTVENTION is a term that was first coined by Shneidman (1972), which he used to describe “appropriate and helpful acts that come after a dire event”. A postvention is an intervention conducted after a suicide, to support those bereaved (family, friends, professionals and peers) who may be at increased risk of suicide themselves and may develop complicated grief reactions.
The Loss Team: An Important Postvention Component of Suicide Prevention
Published in John R. Cutcliffe, José Carlos Santos, Paul S. Links, Juveria Zaheer, Henry G. Harder, Frank Campbell, Rod McCormick, Kari Harder, Yvonne Bergmans, Rahel Eynan, Routledge International Handbook of Clinical Suicide Research, 2013
Regina T. P. Aguirre, Laura Frank Terry
At least six (Andriessen, 2009) to ten people (Jordan & McMenamy, 2004) are left behind to grieve each suicide—though the bereaved by suicide, also termed suicide survivors, would note this is a gross underestimate. The excruciating effects of suicide on survivors is perhaps best illustrated by studies indicating that suicide survivors are often at increased risk for suicide themselves—between 2 and 10 times that of the general population (Qin, Agerbo, & Mortensen, 2002; Prigerson, 2003; Runeson & Åsberg, 2003; Kim et al., 2005). Given this statistic, it is easy to understand Shneidman's (1972) suggestion that postvention—activities that come after the suicide to alleviate its impact on those bereaved—both assists the bereaved in their grief process and serves as suicide prevention for the next generation. The most common form of postvention for suicide survivors is the suicide survivor support group (e.g. Cerel, Padgett, Conwell, & Reed, 2009) but there is often a long period—up to four-and-a-half years (Campbell, Cataldie, McIntosh, & Millet, 2004)—between the death and the survivor accessing these or other grief support services. Additionally, it is estimated that only 25% of survivors seek help (Dyregrov, 2002; Provini, Everett, & Pfeffer, 2000).
The Impact Of Patient Suicide on Doctors and Nurses: A Critical Interpretive Meta-Synthesis
Published in Archives of Suicide Research, 2022
Sameen Malik, Sarah Gunn, Noelle Robertson
Patient suicide is considered an occupational hazard for healthcare professionals (Chemtob et al., 1989), and only recently have emerging qualitative studies acknowledged the complexity of clinician responses to patient suicide. This review aimed to provide a conceptual overview of qualitative research findings regarding the experiential impact of patient suicide on doctors and nurses. The findings demonstrate that patient suicide profoundly affects clinicians. Whilst there may be opportunities for growth, the lack of formal postvention guidance to support clinicians in managing the personal and professional repercussions of patient suicide may potentiate their distress. Given the high risk of patient suicide and its significant impact on clinicians, organizations must anticipate its occurrence and prepare to respond to clinicians’ needs, taking variations across professional cultures into account. Further research is required to support organizations in defining and developing such strategies for clinician self-care.
Community Based Support for People at Risk for Suicide and Those Who Care for them – Areas for Improvement
Published in Archives of Suicide Research, 2020
Laura Finlayson-Short, Sarah Hetrick, Karolina Krysinska, Meredith Harris, Caroline Salom, Nina Stefanac, Eleanor Bailey, Jo Robinson
Accordingly, providing support for people who have attempted suicide, people bereaved by suicide and their carers has been identified as a policy priority both in Australia and overseas (Department of Health, 2012; Department of Health and Ageing, 2007). Many supports and resources (programs, services, and publications that specifically set out to help or support people) now exist for these groups. These include clinical and ‘postvention’ services delivered by trained health professionals, as well as community-based supports and resources, including face-to-face support groups and programs, helplines, written materials, online forums, and websites that provide support to families, communities, or schools after a suicide. These resources and supports must be readily accessible, user friendly, and based on the best available evidence in order to maximize their impact and ensure that they ‘do no harm.’ To this end, high-quality evaluations of such available community-based supports are required. While some evaluations do exist in the published literature, to date, no study has synthesized the findings systematically.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Elderly Persons Bereaved by Suicide: A Co-operative Inquiry Study Protocol
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2019
Lisbeth Hybholt, Niels Buus, Annette Erlangsen, Elene Fleischer, Jenny Havn, Elin Kristensen, Knud Kristensen, Jørn Toftegaard, Vibeke Toftegaard, Lene Lauge Berring
‘Postvention’ is activities developed by, with, or for suicide survivors, in order to facilitate recovery after suicide and to prevent adverse outcomes including suicidal behaviour (Andriessen, 2009). Involving bereaved people in research on postvention will enhance our understanding of suicide bereavement and provision of social support. However, there is a lack of stakeholder involvement in this type of research (Andriessen, 2014). Co-operative Inquiry is a research design and a method that involves service users and other stakeholders as co-researchers. It is a way of researching together with people who have similar experiences and who wish to examine together with others how they might extend and deepen their understanding of their situation (Heron & Reason, 2008). Moreover, it is concerned with transforming practice while practice is being explored (Hammersley & Atkinson, 1996; Heron & Reason, 2006, 2008; Potter & Wetherell, 2008).