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Find research and studies, relating to suicide and suicide postvention. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=14748214&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumAbstract notes "article addresses the history of stigmatization experienced by suicide survivors, specifically through biblical and theological thought evolving from the Christian Church."Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:37:56 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11600956&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsumStudy pointd out "that more attention should be given to the implementation of suicide postvention measures in order to alleviate the negative aftereffects of suicides."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:18:16 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8840420&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsumDetails "this paper describes the development of a knowledge measure for the evaluation of a proactive training program for suicide postvention and analyses of its psychometric properties."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:11:20 GMT http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=15783Offers a description of postvention with research references included. Read for details.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:00:49 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=8282663Reveals "in combination with the extant literature, this study demonstrates that adolescents who witness a traumatic suicidal death are at risk for the development of psychopathology, specifically, anxiety disorders and PTSD."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:08:45 GMT http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/udst/1998/00000022/00000004/art00005Publication by A. A.Leenaars and S. Wenckstern that defines concepts such as posttraumatic stress, suicide, and postvention, offering guiding principles.Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:37:29 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8952144&dopt=AbstractJ. Callahan details "inadvertently, some of the postvention activities appeared to contribute to the romanticization and glorification of the deaths." Read for details.Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:48:12 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15384655&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumLearn about an Active Postvention Model (APM) described in this article, demonstrating how survivors of suicide can be an installation of hope for the newly bereaved and an effective referral resource for support in the grief process.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:51:44 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=15822848Offers a "review of literature, providing insight into stigma as an underlying element in suicide bereavement and point to the role of health professionals in dealing with this complex issue."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:26:54 GMT http://iasp.info/postvention.phpBecome familiar with this task force focused on suicide bereavement and the survivors of suicide.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:02:39 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=8935212Study concludes "xposure to suicide does not result in an increased risk of suicidal behavior among friends and acquaintances, but it has a relatively long impact in terms of increased incidence of depression, anxiety, and PTSD."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:09:58 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15585456&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumAbstract notes "research suggests that suicide survivors may be at elevated risk for several psychiatric and somatic complications." Read for details.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:01:21 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8496113&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsumStudy concludes "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."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:06:53 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8707534&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsumReveals "the major aim of this study was to compare the effects of two theoretically derived nursing postventions, Bereavement Group Postvention (BGP) and Social Group Postvention (SGP), among the widowed whose spouses died of suicide."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:13:41 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15384652&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumAbstract details this report contains preliminary data from an exploratory, descriptive pilot study examining complicated grief in adult survivors of suicide. Browse for details.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:28:07 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15822848&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumOffers a review of literature, providing insight into stigma as an underlying element in suicide bereavement and point to the role of health professionals in dealing with this complex issue.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:46:19 GMT http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3804/is_200201/ai_n9052724LookSmart Find Articles shares this study by Sharon M. Valente and Judith M. Saunders that concludes nurses need a support system to help them cope with grief after a patient's suicide.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:15:16 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11727898&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumStudy examines "the uniqueness of survivor grief and how best to help survivors. It is suggested that their grief may be too quickly viewed as pathological, resulting in the premature medicalization of basically normal reactions."Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:22:33 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11326771&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumArticle notes "although suicide is commonly thought to cause a particularly burden-some grief, quantitative studies have often failed to support this."Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:36:22 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16085786&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSumStudy concludes "that aging Holocaust survivors are at increased risk of attempting suicide." See methods used.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:07:09 GMT http://www.nursinglibrary.org/Portal/main.aspx?pageid=4024&sid=436Learn about this research to evaluate postvention during the bereavement process of widows and widowers whose spouse died of suicide.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:55:05 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16962457&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumSubtitled "Promoting Early Intervention in the Critical Care Setting", this study notes the role critical care nurses can play in postvention.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:43:46 GMT http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/issues/2001-2/loo.htmRead this paper by Robert Loo, Human Resource Management and Organizational Studies, Univerity of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. See "A Model for Suicide Postvention."Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:30:09 GMT http://suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org/suilossresearch.htmlSuicide and Mental Health International summarizes some of the methodological issues involved in empirical studies of those who have experienced a suicide loss.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:43:17 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1797880&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsumNotes "paper describes interventions with students perceived to be at high risk for imitative suicidal behaviour in three secondary schools where there had been a completed suicide of a student."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:05:53 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17073395&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum"Summarizes a comprehensive literature review and explores research of coping strategies used by survivors of homicide and suicide decedents."Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:26:04 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16268767&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumAbstract reveals "complicated grief was associated with a 9.68 times greater likelihood of suicidal ideation after controlling for depression, suggesting that syndromal complicated grief heightens vulnerability to suicidal ideation."Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:50:31 GMT http://www.hhpub.com/journals/crisis/1996/abstv17i3.htmlLearn about this journal published under the Auspices of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:45:06 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10553309&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsumIndicates "Caplan's model of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention--or prevention, intervention, and postvention--is proposed as a comprehensive response to suicide in youths."Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:15:36 GMT http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=14685962&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsumSubtitled "Weaving through different lifeworlds after a loved one has completed suicide," this research is an exploration and interpretation of the lived experiences of family members since they lost a close family member to suicidal death.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:33:53 GMT