"It's a living experience" : bereavement by suicide in later life
Hafford-Letchfield, Trish and Hanna, Jeffrey and Grant, Evan and Ryder-Davies, Lesley and Cogan, Nicola and Goodman, Jolie and Rasmussen, Susan and Martin, Sophie (2022) "It's a living experience" : bereavement by suicide in later life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (12). 7217. ISSN 1660-4601 (https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127217)
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Abstract
Bereavement by suicide for people in later life is significantly under-researched. Research on ageing and suicide has yet to address the experiences of those bereaved by suicide and how such a devastating loss affects the ageing experience. Objectives: We explored the substantive issues involved in bereavement by suicide and its impact on later life. Methods: This was a co-produced qualitative study. Peer researchers with lived experience conducted in-depth interviews with twenty-four people aged 60–92 years. A phenomenological approach informed the data analysis. Main Findings: Themes described included (1) moral injury and trauma; (2) the rippling effect on wider family and networks; (3) transitions and adaptations of bereaved people and how their ‘living experi-ence’ impacted on ageing. Conclusions: It is important to understand how individual experiences of suicide intersect with ageing and the significance of targeted assessment and intervention for those bereaved by suicide in ageing policies and support.
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Hafford-Letchfield, Trish



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Item type: Article ID code: 81046 Dates: DateEvent13 June 2022Published10 June 2022Accepted28 April 2022SubmittedKeywords: bereavement, suicide, ageing, later life, suicide prevention, moral injury, trauma, peer support, Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychology (miscellaneous), SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Psychological Science and Health > Psychology
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy
Strategic Research Themes > Health and WellbeingDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 13 Jun 2022 08:24 Last modified: 16 Mar 2023 02:30 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/81046