I'm just posting these here esp. for Alffe in case they're helpful for her continuing efforts and her presentation. Whether you get time to read them is another thing.
PubMed Abstract
Am J Psychiatry. 2009 May 1.
The Incidence and Course of Depression in Bereaved Youth 21 Months After the Loss of a Parent to Suicide, Accident, or Sudden Natural Death.
Brent D, Melhem N, Donohoe MB, Walker M.
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Objective
This study examined effects of bereavement 21 months after a parent's death, particularly death by suicide.
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Youth who lose a parent, especially through suicide, are vulnerable to depression and alcohol or substance abuse during the second year after the loss. Depression risk in the second year is mediated by the increased incidence of depression within the first 9 months. The most propitious time to prevent or attenuate depressive episodes in bereaved youth may be shortly after the parent's death. Interventions that target complicated grief and blaming of others may also improve outcomes in symptomatic youth with parental bereavement.
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http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/162/5/403
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162(5):403-410
Antecedents and Sequelae of Sudden Parental Death in Offspring and Surviving Caregivers
Nadine M. Melhem, PhD; Monica Walker, MA; Grace Moritz, MSW; David A. Brent, MD
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Objectives To examine the psychiatric antecedents that put parents at risk for early death, and the psychological sequelae of bereavement in offspring and caregivers.
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This study has several strengths and limitations.
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PubMed Article
J Contin Educ Nurs. 2009 Apr;40(4):177-80.
Adolescent suicide prevention: the Oklahoma community reaches out.
Parker G, Hawkins J, Weigel C, Fanning L, Round T, Reyna K.
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It was found that few of the health care providers were comfortable in recognizing the warning signs and symptoms of suicide. An educational program was developed focusing on the warning signs of suicide to help health care workers deal with this troubling problem.
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PubMed Abstract
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Apr 29.
When the solution is part of the problem: problem solving in elderly suicide attempters.
Gibbs LM, Dombrovski AY, Morse J, Siegle GJ, Houck PR, Szanto K.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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CONCLUSIONS: A perception of life problems as threatening and unsolvable and an impulsive approach to problem solving appear to predispose vulnerable elderly to suicide attempts
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