The broken heart: Suicidal ideation in bereavement

dc.creator	Stroebe, M.	en
dc.creator	Stroebe, W.	en
dc.creator	Abakoumkin, G.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-11-23T10:49:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-23T10:49:00Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier	10.1176/appi.ajp.162.11.2178
dc.identifier.issn	0002-953X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11615/33459
dc.description.abstract	Objective: This report examined suicidal behavior during bereavement. Method: Suicidal ideation was examined in a group of 60 recently bereaved widows and widowers compared to 60 individually matched married comparison subjects. Results: Suicidal ideation was higher among widowed people than married people and was most excessive for widows. The effect disappeared when there was control for emotional loneliness. Social support did not buffer bereaved individuals against suicidal ideation but reduced suicidal ideation among the married and bereaved alike. Conclusions: Bereaved persons are at excess risk of suicidal ideation compared to nonbereaved people. Heightened suicidal ideation in bereavement is associated with extreme emotional loneliness and severe depressive symptoms.	en
dc.source	American Journal of Psychiatry	en
dc.source.uri	<Go to ISI>://WOS:000232977600028
dc.subject	Psychiatry	en
dc.title	The broken heart: Suicidal ideation in bereavement	en
dc.type	journalArticle	en

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