@article{ref1,
title="Psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in individuals who have lost a family member by suicide",
journal="European journal of psychiatry",
year="2022",
author="Campos, R.C. and Pereira, A.M.",
volume="36",
number="1",
pages="60-63",
abstract="Background and objectives: The impact of death by suicide represents an important public health issue. The current study reports data relating depressive symptoms and psychological well-being to exposure to suicide in the family. <br><br>METHODS: A final Portuguese community sample of 266 participants answered a protocol presented on a Google platform. Two groups were defined: a suicide exposure group (n = 45) and a control group (n = 210) who responded to the Échelle de Mesure des Manifestations du Bien-Être Psychologique (Psychological Well-being Manifestation Measure Scale) and to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Scale to access psychological well-being and depressive symptoms, respectively. <br><br>RESULTS: Groups differ significantly on psychological well-being, even when contorting for unemployment and having physical disease, differed on depressive symptoms and tended to differ on depressive symptoms when contorting for unemployment and chronic physical disease. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Based on results, we suggest that therapeutic interventions should focus not only on reducing depressive symptoms in exposed individuals, but as well as promoting well-being. Limitations include the size of the sample and the cross-sectional nature of the design. © 2021 Asociación Universitaria de Zaragoza para el Progreso de la Psiquiatría y la Salud Mental<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0213-6163",
doi="10.1016/j.ejpsy.2021.09.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2021.09.002"
}