@article{ref1,
title="Loss-related characteristics and symptoms of depression, prolonged grief, and posttraumatic stress following suicide bereavement",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2022",
author="Grafiadeli, Raphaela and Glaesmer, Heide and Wagner, Birgit",
volume="19",
number="16",
pages="e10277-e10277",
abstract="(1) Background: The aim of the present study was to examine symptom classes of major depressive disorder (MDD), prolonged grief disorder (PGD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of suicide-bereaved individuals, while accounting for loss-related characteristics. (2) Methods: A latent class analysis was conducted to identify classes of the suicide bereaved, sharing symptom profiles, in a German suicide-bereaved sample (N = 159). (3) Results: Our analyses revealed three main classes: a resilient class (16%), a class with high endorsement probability for PGD symptoms (50%), and a class with high endorsement probability for combined PGD/PTSD symptoms (34%). Prolonged grief and intrusive symptoms emerged across all classes, while MDD showed low endorsement probability. Our results indicate an association between class membership and time passed since the loss; however, this applies only to the comparison between the PGD and the resilient class, and not for the PGD/PTSD class. (4) Conclusions: Our results may provide information about the predictability of symptom clusters following suicide bereavement. The findings also represent a significant step towards tailoring treatments based on the needs of relevant suicide-bereaved subgroups through a symptom-level approach. Time passed since loss might explain differences between symptom clusters.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph191610277",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610277"
}