Suicide Loss Survivors

Christine Yu Moutier; Anthony R. Pisani; Stephen M. Stahl

doi:10.1017/9781108564618.017

17 - Suicide Loss Survivors

from Section 3 - Special Topics: Medicolegal Considerations and Specific Populations

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 May 2021

Christine Yu Moutier ,

Anthony R. Pisani and

Stephen M. Stahl

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Christine Yu Moutier: Affiliation:
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Anthony R. Pisani: Affiliation:
University of Rochester Medical Center, New York
Stephen M. Stahl: Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego

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Summary

Grief is a universal human experience, and yet is often a topic clinicians and the general public are not well versed in. Grief brings painful yet entirely natural emotions and physical experiences, which people can heal and grow through. So, the role of the mental or primary care health professional is usually supportive, helping patients to process the loss and to heal. In other words, grief is not generally a pathological experience unless particular vulnerabilities are exacerbated.

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Information: Suicide Prevention
Stahl's Handbooks
, pp. 261 - 275

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108564618.017 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2021

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