@article{ref1,
title="Perceived social support and mental health after suicide loss",
journal="Crisis",
year="2019",
author="Oexle, Nathalie and Sheehan, Lindsay",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-5",
abstract="<p><Background: Despite great need, social support is limited after suicide loss, which could contribute to worse mental health outcomes including increased suicidality among suicide loss survivors.   Aims: To examine the associations between perceived social support, grief difficulties, depressive symptoms, suicidality, and personal growth among 195 suicide loss survivors.   Method: The associations between perceived social support, grief difficulties, depressive symptoms, suicidality, and personal growth were tested using linear regression modeling.   Results: In controlled models, more perceived social support was significantly associated with decreased grief difficulties, depressive symptoms, and suicidality, as well as with increased personal growth. Limitations: Participants were mostly Caucasian women who participated in a cross-sectional online survey.   Conclusion: Our findings suggest that programs to increase social support after suicide loss may be an important aspect of suicide postvention.  Keywords: suicide loss survivors, suicide bereavement, social support, suicidality/p> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000594",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000594"
}