TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Psychiatric sequelae to the loss of an adolescent peer to suicide
JO  - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A1  - Brent, David A.
A1  - Perper, Joshua A.
A1  - Moritz, G.
A1  - Allman, C.
A1  - Schweers, J.
A1  - Roth, Corinne
A1  - Balach, L.
A1  - Canobbio, R.
A1  - Liotus, L.
SP  - 509
EP  - 517
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-8567
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -