Citation

Campos RC, Pereira AM. Eur. J. Psychiatry 2022; 36(1): 60-63.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Departmento de Psiquiatria de la Facultad de Medicina de Zaragoza)

DOI

10.1016/j.ejpsy.2021.09.002

PMID

unavailable

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.

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.

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.

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

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; age; Family; gender; suicide; female; male; depression; Depressive symptoms; bereavement; unemployment; major clinical study; controlled study; questionnaire; marriage; Psychological well-being; health care access; anxiety disorder; high risk behavior; psychiatric diagnosis; clinical protocol; Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; Article; descriptive research; Cronbach alpha coefficient; psychological well-being; sociodemographics; Likert scale; Portuguese (citizen); psychological wellbeing assessment; Exposure to suicide; psychological well being manifestation measure scale