Grief Interventions for Suicide Loss Survivors: An Overview of Reviews

نوع مقاله : مقاله مروری

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Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

10.22038/jfmh.2024.81448.3146

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Introduction: A growing body of reviews focused on grief interventions and their effectiveness after the loss of a loved one due to suicide. This overview aimed to synthesize the results of the 8 reviews during the last two decades.

Materials and Methods: Reviews were searched in databases (PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Embase, Google Scholar, & Scopus) from 2008 to 2024. Articles that provide data on grief interventions within the context of suicide loss survivors will be included. The author screened the retrieved articles through a two-step screening process: (1) Title and abstract screening and (2) full-text screening. A narrative synthesis approach was utilized for analyzing received high scores in the quality assessment studies.

Results: A total of 2 main themes “Types of Interventions” with 5 sub-themes and “Effectiveness Spectrum” with 5 sub-themes were extracted from data.

Conclusion: Findings showed that most interventions focused on providing education, emotional support, and coping strategies for individuals grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. Some interventions still yield inconclusive results, and there are research gaps that require furthe

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