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- Title
Suicide and Homicide Bereavement among African Americans: Implications for Survivor Research and Practice.
- Authors
Sharpe, Tanya L.; Joe, Sean; Taylor, Katie C.
- Abstract
Suicide and homicide are among the leading causes of death for young African-American men; however, little is known about how family members cope with these types of deaths. This exploratory phenomenological study examines the traumatic loss and coping experiences of a purposive convenience sample of 12 immediate African-American surviving family members with a combined experience of 13 deaths, 8 suicides and 5 homicides. Novel aspects of suicide and homicide survivor phenomenon were identified, including Survivor Responses and Reactions, Coping Strategies, and Survivor Service Needs. The implications for research and for those providing services to surviving African-American families are discussed.
- Subjects
HOMICIDE; SUICIDE &; psychology; FAMILIES &; psychology; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; BEREAVEMENT; BLACK people; EMOTIONS; INTERVIEWING; PHENOMENOLOGY; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; SOUND recordings; SPIRITUALITY; QUALITATIVE research; JUDGMENT sampling; SOCIAL support; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 2012, Vol 66, Issue 2, p153
- ISSN
0030-2228
- Publication type
Article