Adult Survivors After Suicide: Research Problems and Needs (IN: Life Span Perspectives of Suicide: Time-Lines in the Suicide Process, ed. by A A Leenaars)

This article reviews research on survivors of the suicide of a loved one. The author discusses studies comparing suicide & nonsuicide bereavement; survivor reactions in families & caregiver relationships; the impact of suicide on caregivers, hospital staff, & hospital & psychiatric patients; & outlines the impact of a therapist’s suicide on patients. The evaluation & characteristics necessary for bereavement programs are also discussed. (VM)