TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Suicide notes: assessing their impact on the bereaved
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Feigelman, William
A1  - Sanford, Rebecca
A1  - Cerel, Julie
SP  - 859
EP  - 867
VL  - 49
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Although suicidologists have devoted great interest toward the importance of suicide notes, scant attention has been paid to their impact upon the suicide bereaved. <br><br>METHOD: To address this issue we conducted on an online survey querying 146 mostly American suicide bereaved adults who indicated severe emotional distress after their losses, 80% of whom had lost first degree-relatives. <br><br>RESULTS: We found no significant differences in mental health outcomes between those who received suicide notes and those who had not; nor were differences noted between those whose notes contained helpful or unhelpful information and those who had not received such information. <br><br>CONCLUSION: We also observed poorer mental health outcomes among the suicide bereaved who expected to receive a suicide note after their loved one died-and did not receive any communication- indicating needs for clinical support among this vulnerable subgroup.<br><br>© 2018 The American Association of Suicidology.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12489
ID  - ref1
ER  -