Year: 2015 Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.(2014).44(6):591Ð600. DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12093 SIEC No: 20150046

In light of prevailing confusion over the meaning of the term Òsuicide survivor,Ó we propose a more exact terminology for designating different levels of impact on those left behind by suicide, ranging on a continuum from those exposed to suicide through those who are affected by it and finally to those who are bereaved by suicide in the short- or long-term, as a function of their loss of a close emotional attachment through this tragic form of loss.