Depression, Hopelessness, and Complicated Grief in Survivors of Suicide

Frontiers in Psychology

Marco Innamorati¹  Mariantonietta Milelli²  Samantha Bellini²  Denise Erbuto²  Maurizio Pompili²  Gaia Sampogna³  Andrea Fiorillo³  Karl Andriessen⁴  David Lester⁵ 

[1] Department of Human Sciences, Università Europea di Roma, Rome, Italy;Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” Naples, Naples, Italy;School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Stockton University, Galloway Township, NJ, United States;

关键词: complicated grief;    depression;    hopelessness;    suicide;    survivors;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00198

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Suicide often has a severe impact on the surviving family and friends. There is a need to better understand the psychological and psychopathological consequences of losing a significant other by suicide. The aim of the present study was to assess hopelessness, depression, suicide risk, complicated grief, intrusive memories, and avoidance in a sample of suicide survivors. In this observational study, 35 bereaved individuals were recruited at the Suicide Prevention Centre of Sant’Andrea Hospital in Rome. Individuals were administered a series of validated instruments: the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), the Impact of Event Scale (IES), the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Most survivors (62.8%) obtained high scores on measures of complicated grief. Scores on the measure of complicated grief were associated with intrusiveness of thoughts and memories, attempts to prevent the thoughts and emotions related to the event, depressive symptoms and hopelessness, and lower scores for feelings of happiness and satisfaction with life. A subgroup of suicide survivors may be at risk of severe psychological distress and suicidal behavior. Identification of these survivors is a necessary step for providing appropriate counseling and psychotherapy.

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