Child and Adolescent Survivors of Suicide

Abstract

discussed survivorship in children and adolescents / address directly the myth that children cannot truly experience mourning because of their developmental age or more specifically their incomplete understanding of death / utilizing research and case illustrations, Carter and Brooks allow us to know what it is like for these young survivors, including that they themselves now become at greater risk for suicide (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: book) normal or uncomplicated bereavement / bereavement complications for suicide survivors / PTSD [posttraumatic stress disorder] / resilience or invulnerability / suicidality and suicide survivorship / postvention (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)