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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2020. Vol. 9, no. 1, 62–67
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2020090106
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

Suicide as situation of extreme stress for immediate surrounding

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E.V. Borisonik

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Abstract

Suicide can emotionally affect up to 60 people, who knew a suicider. Suicide survivors are stressed and are at risk of affective disorders. The article analyzes factors that are affecting the level of distress. The article considers the studies demonstrating the effects of stigmatization and self-stigmatization on distress level, and characteristics of the family system affecting distress. Understanding the mechanisms of increasing stress after suicide and suicidal attempts for relatives of a suicide helps identify targets for an effective post-event.

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Keywords: stress, suicide, suicide attempt, suicide survivors.

Journal rubric: Medical Psychology

Article type: review article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2020090106

For citation: Borisonik E.V. Suicide as situation of extreme stress for immediate surrounding [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2020. Vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 62–67. DOI: 10.17759/jmfp.2020090106. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Evgeniya V. Borisonik, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE), Medical Psychologist, Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Care, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4643-239X, e-mail: borisonikev@mppu.ru

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