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Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
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Group Intervention for Widowed Survivors of Suicide

Authors: L. Kathleen Sekula; Rose E. Constantino; Elaine N. Rubinstein;

Group Intervention for Widowed Survivors of Suicide

Abstract

This study evaluates the effects of two group interventions, the Bereavement Group Postvention (BGP) and the Social Group Postvention (SGP), on the bereavement outcomes in widowed survivors of suicide. The goals were to determine if the group interventions would significantly decrease levels of depression, psychological distress, and grief, as well as significantly increase the level of social adjustment among widowed survivors of suicide. Sixty widowed survivors of suicide were randomized to either the BGP or SGP intervention for 1‐1/2 hour weekly sessions over an 8‐week period. Study participants were recruited through various media and community referrals and initiated telephone contact with the study investigators. Statistically significant changes were found on all measures when the SGP and the BGP were combined for analyses on posttreatment assessments at 3 to 5 days after completion of the group intervention, and 6 months and 12 months after the intervention. Participants experienced a significant reduction in overall depression, psychological distress, and grief, as well as an increase in social adjustment. Further research with tighter controls of confounding variables as well as the inclusion of a no‐treatment control group is indicated.

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Adult, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Depression, Widowhood, Middle Aged, Suicide, Crisis Intervention, Psychotherapy, Group, Humans, Female, Social Adjustment, Stress, Psychological, Aged, Bereavement

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