Abstract
Suicide exposures and bereavement among American adults: Evidence from the 2016 General Social Survey.
Feigelman, W., Cerel, J., McIntosh, J., Brent, D., & Gutin, N.
Highlights
- • Based on 1,432 2016 GSS respondents we found 51% acquainted with one or more persons dying by suicide.
- • 35% of these people experienced moderate to extreme emotional distress from these deaths.
- • On average these bereaved were 14 years past their losses.
- • Yet, they still showed signs of mental health problems compared to the non-suicide-bereaved.
- • These findings suggest that suicide bereavement is far more widespread that commonly thought.