TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Assessing the effects of peer suicide on youth suicide
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Feigelman, William
A1  - Gorman, Bernard S.
SP  - 181
EP  - 194
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
N2  - Using data from all waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, we investigated the short-term and long-term impact of an adolescent friend's suicide on an adolescent's depression and suicidality. Results suggest that a friend's suicide is associated with heightened suicide thoughts and attempts and greater depression during the first year after loss. Six years later, analyses show concurrent behaviors most relevant to explain suicidality fluctuations. Findings suggest the importance of therapeutic availability, especially during the first year, for those losing a friend to suicide.     <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.181
ID  - ref1
ER  -