Mortality Risk Following a Household Suicide
Exposure to suicide within the household was associated with a substantial increase in both suicide-specific and all-cause mortality among surviving household members, particularly in the immediate aftermath. These findings underscore the urgent need to incorporate targeted postvention strategies into comprehensive suicide prevention efforts.
Authors
- Flávia Jôse Oliveira Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1613-2270)
- John A. Naslund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6777-0104)
- Daiane Borges Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2959-4650)
- Júlia Moreira Pescarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8711-9589)
- Elisângela da Silva Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-5731)
- Maurício L. Barreto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-4930)
- Rodrigo Lins Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3598-5204)
- Vikram Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1066-8584)
- Lidiane Toledo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0488-3608)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Universidade Federal do Ceará (BR)
- Knowledge Integration (United Kingdom) (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.45286
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health