Table 2.
Unadjusted bereavement outcomes over study period according to allocation to cognitive behaviour counselling
| Baseline (2.5 months after suicide) | 10.5 month follow-up (13 months after suicide) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention* | Control† | Intervention* | Control† | ||
| Mean (SD) traumatic grief score | 78.8 (21.2) | 74.6 (20.9) | 69.9 (23.1) | 66.5 (23.8) | |
| No (%) with maladaptive grief reactions‡ | NA | NA | 15 (22) | 17 (32) | |
| Mean (SD) depression score | 20.6 (12.3) | 24.4 (12.5) | 14.2 (11.4) | 13.3 (12.6) | |
| No (%) with suicidal ideation | 16 (24) | 11 (20) | 12 (18) | 9 (17) | |
| No (%) with perceptions of being to blame | 22 (32) | 13 (24) | 10 (15) | 12 (22) | |
NA=not available.
*68 participants, 39 families.
†54 participants, 31 families.
‡Assessed in 67 in intervention group and 53 in control group.