Resource Tag: GUILT

Hostility & depression were examined in male psychiatric patients who exhibited either assaultive or suicide-attempting behavior. Both groups were compared to a sample of nonviolent males to provide a basis for interpreting the magnitude of these variables in relation to their violent behavior. Both suicide-attempting & assaultive patients were characterized by high levels of hostility […]

This support package aims to help families & friends bereaved by suicide. It includes three publications: 1) After Suicide: Information for Families and Friends; 2) Coping With Grief After Suicide; & 3) At This Time: When Someone You Know has Died by Suicide. The first pamphlet describes the role of the police, coroner, & funeral […]

This chapter presents a general discussion on bereavement after various types of deaths including accidents, motor vehicle accidents, medical illness, suicide, & homicide. Reactions to loss are illustrated through brief stories from bereaved individuals.

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A sample of 350 university students who had experienced the death of a significant other completed the Grief Experience Questionnaire. A principal components analysis with varimax rotation yielded an 8-factor solution with satisfactory psychometric properties. Results clearly document this questionnaire is a multidimensional measure of grief phenomenology. It is concluded that although the Grief Experience […]

This article discusses the emotional distress family members might experience when caring for someone with a mental illness. Family caregivers may experience grief, guilt, anger, powerlessness, &/or fear. It is suggested education & peer groups may be most helpful to family members in dealing with their distress & in becoming better prepared caregivers. (2 refs.)

Johnson et al (1987) found that shame, but not guilt, was associated with scores on a measure of neuroticism. In the present study, Lester explored whether measures of shame & guilt are associated with suicidality. 116 undergraduate students answered questionnaires. Shame scores were associated significantly with current suicidality & a history of thoughts & threats, […]

The thesis that the closer the ties between the offender & victim in a homicide, the greater the ensuing guilt & the greater the likelihood of suicide was tested. 16,425 homicides in Chicago are analyzed. Results largely confirm the hypothesis. Controlling for sociodemographic variables, killing an ex-spouse/lover increased the risk of suicide the most, 12.68 […]

This article describes attitudes towards guns in Alabama & events surrounding a shooting followed by suicide in the highschool parking lot. The friend survived & the shooting would have been ruled accidental. The article notes that the death of the 16-year old fits no convenient pattern of teenage suicide. Friends & family believe he killed […]

Using selected concepts from Judith Herman’s trauma model, psychoanalytic theory, & narrative theory, the clinical work with a grief-stricken couple attempting to understand the suicide of their 26-year-old son, is presented. Within a short-term therapy, the goals were the deconstruction of a guilt-saturated narrative about the trauma, & the construction of an alternative narrative. (11 […]

This article discusses witchcraft, scapegoating & suicide. The author asserts that some people may engage in suicidal behavior in order to prove their innocence to the community, accepting the likelihood that they may die as a result. An interpretation of this suicidal behavior as a means of escape from social stigma & ostracization is included. […]

The results of a study into the relationship between self-blame for the death of a loved one & subsequent psychological recovery are presented. 244 people identified the emotional, cognitive, & behavioural responses they used at the time of their loss. The use of self-blame was associated with poorer long-term adjustment. However, favourable outcomes were seen […]

This chapter discusses suicide bereavement. A literature review indicates that people bereaved by suicide suffer from a number of psychosomatic & medical problems as a component of the grief process. The belief that there are predictable stages to bereavement is challenged. Other topics presented in the chapter include: social support, the role of the family, […]

This booklet is written for the learning disabled person who is bereaved. Concepts such as loss, grief, feelings that are experienced after a death & funerals are explained in plain language. Coping & helping strategies are also presented. Booklets for the families & friends of the learning disabled (see SIEC #950408) & for professional caregivers […]

Levi discusses that while many claim that after a time of great suffering comes joy, he suggests that anguish continues even after the suffering ends. Excerpts from those who had been released after years of WWII concentration camps are given; contrary to what may be expected, these people were unhappy & felt shame upon their […]

The most immediate impact of suicide is upon family & friends. This chapter reviews theoretical & empirical studies on how bereavement after suicide differs from bereavement reactions to other types of deaths. This chapter also reviews factors affecting bereavement, studies on how people cope with a death by suicide as well as assessments & intervention […]

This pamphlet discusses the emotions that people may feel when they are working through their grief. Anger, depression, guilt & loneliness are discussed in detail. 2 worksheets, “Guilt Worksheet” and “Self Care…Love List” are included. Some information on the Victoria Hospice Bereavement Support Group is also provided.

In 1984, the author’s 25-year-old son committed suicide. For 9 months after his death, Chance kept a journal which was later published as a book. This article is excerpts from the book.