Growing in the shadows of suicide

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Autor(a) principal: Costa, Ana Vera
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Mendes, Sandra, Pires, Ana Sofia, Melo, Sara, Borges, Sandra, Jorge, Joana, Mendes, Graça
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2417
Resumo: Introduction: Children/adolescents mourning the death of a primary caregiver face several challenges, including bond breaking and family restructuring due to loss. The negative connotation associated with suicide loss is enhanced by stigma, increasing acceptance difficulties and feelings of isolation, abandonment, shame, and guilt in face of what happened. Objective: The aim of this study was to retrieve data on childhood bereavement due to primary caregiver suicide and explore psychopathological and psycho-affective developmental consequences of this type of grief. Methods: Literature review of articles published on PubMed database about the subject. Results and Discussion: Bereavement of a suicidal parent is associated with multiple psychopathological conditions: mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, self-injurious behavior, suicidal behavior. Suicide and depressive disorder risk is higher when parental death occurred early in life course, with maternal suicide having greater impact. Antidepressants are more commonly used in cases of early parental death from suicide and are associated with increased hospitalizations for Major Depression and Bipolar Affective Disorder in adulthood. Consequences of parental death by suicide may be explained by several factors, as genetics, biological reactions, psychological factors originated from loss of an attachment figure, or social and environmental changes. Conclusions: Parental suicide can be impactful for children’s developmental trajectory and later functioning level. The authors alert to the need for prevention and early intervention strategies associated with this process.
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spelling Growing in the shadows of suicideCrescer nas sombras do suicídiobereavementparental deathsuicidetransgenerationalIntroduction: Children/adolescents mourning the death of a primary caregiver face several challenges, including bond breaking and family restructuring due to loss. The negative connotation associated with suicide loss is enhanced by stigma, increasing acceptance difficulties and feelings of isolation, abandonment, shame, and guilt in face of what happened. Objective: The aim of this study was to retrieve data on childhood bereavement due to primary caregiver suicide and explore psychopathological and psycho-affective developmental consequences of this type of grief. Methods: Literature review of articles published on PubMed database about the subject. Results and Discussion: Bereavement of a suicidal parent is associated with multiple psychopathological conditions: mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, self-injurious behavior, suicidal behavior. Suicide and depressive disorder risk is higher when parental death occurred early in life course, with maternal suicide having greater impact. Antidepressants are more commonly used in cases of early parental death from suicide and are associated with increased hospitalizations for Major Depression and Bipolar Affective Disorder in adulthood. Consequences of parental death by suicide may be explained by several factors, as genetics, biological reactions, psychological factors originated from loss of an attachment figure, or social and environmental changes. Conclusions: Parental suicide can be impactful for children’s developmental trajectory and later functioning level. The authors alert to the need for prevention and early intervention strategies associated with this process.Centro Hospitalar Universitário do PortoRepositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo AntónioCosta, Ana VeraMendes, SandraPires, Ana SofiaMelo, SaraBorges, SandraJorge, JoanaMendes, Graça2020-07-13T14:38:09Z2020-06-152020-06-15T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2417engNascer e Crescer - Birth and Growth Medical Journal 2020;29(2): 101-107. doi:10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i2.1863110.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i2.186312183-9417info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-20T11:00:38Zoai:repositorio.chporto.pt:10400.16/2417Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:38:36.864671Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Growing in the shadows of suicide
Crescer nas sombras do suicídio
title Growing in the shadows of suicide
spellingShingle Growing in the shadows of suicide
Costa, Ana Vera
bereavement
parental death
suicide
transgenerational
title_short Growing in the shadows of suicide
title_full Growing in the shadows of suicide
title_fullStr Growing in the shadows of suicide
title_full_unstemmed Growing in the shadows of suicide
title_sort Growing in the shadows of suicide
author Costa, Ana Vera
author_facet Costa, Ana Vera
Mendes, Sandra
Pires, Ana Sofia
Melo, Sara
Borges, Sandra
Jorge, Joana
Mendes, Graça
author_role author
author2 Mendes, Sandra
Pires, Ana Sofia
Melo, Sara
Borges, Sandra
Jorge, Joana
Mendes, Graça
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Costa, Ana Vera
Mendes, Sandra
Pires, Ana Sofia
Melo, Sara
Borges, Sandra
Jorge, Joana
Mendes, Graça
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv bereavement
parental death
suicide
transgenerational
topic bereavement
parental death
suicide
transgenerational
description Introduction: Children/adolescents mourning the death of a primary caregiver face several challenges, including bond breaking and family restructuring due to loss. The negative connotation associated with suicide loss is enhanced by stigma, increasing acceptance difficulties and feelings of isolation, abandonment, shame, and guilt in face of what happened. Objective: The aim of this study was to retrieve data on childhood bereavement due to primary caregiver suicide and explore psychopathological and psycho-affective developmental consequences of this type of grief. Methods: Literature review of articles published on PubMed database about the subject. Results and Discussion: Bereavement of a suicidal parent is associated with multiple psychopathological conditions: mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, self-injurious behavior, suicidal behavior. Suicide and depressive disorder risk is higher when parental death occurred early in life course, with maternal suicide having greater impact. Antidepressants are more commonly used in cases of early parental death from suicide and are associated with increased hospitalizations for Major Depression and Bipolar Affective Disorder in adulthood. Consequences of parental death by suicide may be explained by several factors, as genetics, biological reactions, psychological factors originated from loss of an attachment figure, or social and environmental changes. Conclusions: Parental suicide can be impactful for children’s developmental trajectory and later functioning level. The authors alert to the need for prevention and early intervention strategies associated with this process.
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