@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric sequelae to the loss of an adolescent peer to suicide",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="1993",
author="Brent, David A. and Perper, Joshua A. and Moritz, G. and Allman, C. and Schweers, J. and Roth, Corinne and Balach, L. and Canobbio, R. and Liotus, L.",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="509-517",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to learn whether friends and acquaintances of suicide victims were at increased risk for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal behavior after exposure to suicide. METHOD: The social networks of 26 adolescent suicide victims, consisting of 146 adolescents, were interviewed 7 months after the death of the suicide victim and compared with 146 matched, unexposed controls. RESULTS: The rates of these disorders that had onset after exposure were elevated in the exposed group vs. controls: major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation with a plan or an attempt, but not suicidal attempts. Almost all of those exposed youth who developed new-onset suicidality did so in the context of a new-onset depressive episode. The majority of these new-onset depressive disorders began within 1 month of exposure. CONCLUSION: Postvention programs not only should focus on the prevention of imitation of suicidal behavior, but also should provide longer term follow-up for potentially bereaved and depressed youth exposed to suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}