Understanding the influence of suicide bereavement on the cognitive availability of suicide: Qualitative interview study of UK adults
Our findings suggest that the trauma of exposure to a close contact's suicide can modify the cognitive availability of suicide in divergent ways, including suicide being perceived as a more or less acceptable option, and a tension between the two. These insights assist clinicians in sensitive exploration of suicide bereavement and in risk mitigation. They suggest revisions to existing models of cognitive availability and the potential for psychological interventions that modify the cognitive availability of suicide.
Authors
- Alexandra Pitman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9742-1359)
- Poppy Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3371-3280)
- Martina Di Simplicio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5701-9659)
- Sunjeev K. Kamboj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2197-0826)
- Katie Quayle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6985-5416)
Institutions
- North East London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.13134
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust