Physical and Psychological Responses to Suicide in the Family.

Rudestam, Kjell Erik

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ERIC Number: EJ156796

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Publication Date: 1977

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Physical and Psychological Responses to Suicide in the Family

Rudestam, Kjell Erik

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 45, 2, 162-170, Apr 77

The psychological autopsy method was used to examine the effects of suicide on surviving family members. Structured interviews with subjects consecutively selected from coroner's records focused on the immediate impact of death; current understanding; and social, vocational, physical, and psychological effects seven months after the death. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Death, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Response, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Relationship, Individual Needs, Research Projects, Suicide

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