Citation

Jordan JR, McGann V. Death Stud. 2017; 41(10): 659-672.

Affiliation

b Private Practice , New York City , NY , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2017.1335553

PMID

28557576

Abstract

The loss of a loved one to suicide can present difficult challenges for suicide loss survivors (people bereaved by suicide), as well as for clinicians who would seek to help them. Building on the recommendations in the new document Responding to Grief, Trauma, and Distress after a Suicide: U.S. National Guidelines, this article provides an overview of clinical work with suicide loss survivors. It includes discussions of the common themes of suicide bereavement, the psychological tasks for integration of a suicide loss, and the options for providing grief therapy after a suicide. The article will be of value to caregivers who work with suicide loss survivors in counseling or therapeutic context.

Language: en

Keywords

grief counseling with suicide loss survivors; grief therapy with suicide loss survivors; intervention after suicide; suicide loss survivors