Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Family Members and Other Informal Support Persons of Individuals Who Have Made a Suicide Attempt

Karolina Krysinska; Karl Andriessen; Ingrid Ozols; Lennart Reifels; Jo Robinson; Jane Pirkis

Journal article

Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Family Members and Other Informal Support Persons of Individuals Who Have Made a Suicide Attempt

Karolina Krysinska, Karl Andriessen, Ingrid Ozols, Lennart Reifels, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

Crisis: the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention | Hogrefe | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000776

Abstract

Background: Individuals recovering from a suicide attempt may benefit from support provided by informal carers, that is, family members and other support persons, who may require support themselves. Aims: This systematic review aims to identify and synthesize available literature on the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for this carer population. Method: A search of peer-reviewed literature in five databases was carried out. Studies using any design were eligible and results were synthesized using a narrative review. Results: Eight articles reporting on seven quantitative studies met the eligibility criteria. This included three studies on interventions designed specifically fo..

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

The work was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Karolina Krysinska is partly funded by the Suicide Prevention Australia Innovation Grant (Suicide Prevention Research Fund). Jane Pirkis is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant (1173126). Karl Andriessen is funded by a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (1157796) and an Early Career Researcher Grant of The University of Melbourne (ECR1202020). Jo Robinson is funded by NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (1142348).