Table 3.

Most frequently coded suicide loss survivor impact and postvention themes^*

How has this affected you and your family/unit?
NOK (n = 61)		SUP (n = 107)
% responses present	Theme	% responses present	Theme
70.5	Grief / depression / negative affect	50.5	Grief / depression / negative affect
26.2	Negative impact on family dynamic	31.8	Positive effect on unit / increased connectedness
9.8	Sought treatment	22.4	Negative impact on unit
9.8	Nonspecific significant impact	17.8	Nonspecific significant impact
8.2	Betrayal/abandonment	15.0	No effect
8.2	Negative impact on child	14.0	Shock/disbelief
8.2	Loss of support/resources	9.3	Worse effect due to circumstances of death
Do you have any recommendations about how families/friends/units could be helped after a suicide?
NOK (n = 61)		SUP (n = 107)
% responses present	Theme	% responses present	Theme
39.3	Family felt supported by military / military resources or military has helpful resources in place	38.3	Mental health treatment
19.7	Family felt unsupported by military/unit or military programs/officials need improvement	27.1	Unit felt supported by military resources / good resources already available
13.1	Mental health treatment	23.4	Chaplain / religious support
13.1	No recommendations	22.4	No recommendations
11.5	Other	21.5	Debriefing / communicating with unit about suicide
9.8	Receiving support from family/friends	10.3	Other
9.8	Family wishes more support had been provided by military before suicide	8.4	Give time off to unit
8.2	Provide help with paperwork / legal / financial issues

^*Given the large number of themes, only themes coded in at least 8% of responses are included in this table. Full results available in Supplemental Table 4.

Note. Themes are not mutually exclusive and thus percentages are not cumulative. Percentages reflect the number of responses containing mention of the given theme.