The purpose of this study was to discover how the creation or adaptation of a ritual practice
can affect suicide survivors' ability to adapt to the experience of the suicide of an important …

This technique is a guided exploration that has been used primarily with adults who were
unable to engage in a formal mourning ritual (eg funeral) following a suicide loss. It can be …

Within the counselling field it has long been known that engaging in ritual after the loss of a
significant other has positive therapeutic benefits for the mourner. In contrast, little is …

Many adults who have survived the death by suicide of one or both parents remain victims of
unresolved grief responses far into adulthood. This is all too frequently true, despite years of …

This article summarizes the author's original research, which sought to discover the
elements necessary for using death-related ritual as a psychotherapeutic technique for …

This article presents a case for the designation of “ritual” as a psychotherapeutic technique
for use in maladaptive grieving. Examples are given of the attitudes and utilization of ritual in …

A project that presents a range of questions to understand the feelings and reactions of
people who lost loved ones to suicide is discussed. A compilation of the responses is aimed …

Qualitative research in suicidology has become increasingly common in the literature.
Lakeman and FitzGerald (2008) conducted a review of qualitative works specifically on …

Suicide not only ends a life, it obliterates it. The person's life becomes a permanent obituary
shrouded in stigma, shame, and silence. The death eclipses the life lived. Because of the …

This program development dissertation project attempted to gather and evaluate evidence-
based literature with the aim to develop curriculum for a 3-day intensive retreat-style …