Year: 2003 Source: Psychiatric Services, v.54, no.12, (December 2003), p.1596-1597 SIEC No: 20050415

The author discusses her personal struggles as a survivor following her brother’s death by suicide in 1977. She describes the long-term effects that suicide has on survivors, & outlines her own process of bereavement. She emphasizes the need for public discussion about suicide & its prevention, & offers encouragement for others bereaved by suicide.