Child Survivors of Suicide: Psychosocial Characteristics

Cynthia R. Pfeffer · J. John Mann · Mary Sunkenberg · AMY ICE · Joseph F. Damore · Cornelia L. Gallo +2 more

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Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Family Support in Illness

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OBJECTIVE: To describe psychosocial characteristics of children and young adolescents who experienced the recent suicidal death of a parent or sibling. METHOD: Sixteen families with children aged 5 years to 14 years and who experienced the suicidal death of a relative on average within the year of research assessment were recruited from the community and evaluated with standard research instruments for levels of children's psychiatric symptoms and social adjustment. RESULTS: Child survivors of suicide had a higher rate of internalizing symptoms and poorer school adjustments than a standard community sample. Twenty-five percent of the families had children who reported clinically significant symptoms of depression. Approximately 40% of the families included children who reported at least moderate symptoms of posttraumatic stress. Approximately 31% of families had at least one child who reported suicidal ideation, but no child reported a suicide attempt. Significant associations were identified between psychosocial features of the children and parental psychiatric symptoms and stressful life events. CONCLUSION: Child survivors of suicide are at risk for psychiatric symptoms and social maladjustment which require early identification and preventive intervention to minimize risk for more extensive psychosocial morbidity.

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