Dropout rates soar for those affected by suicide

University staff and students who have lost a friend or relative to suicide are at far higher risk of leaving work or study, new figures suggest.

In a study of almost 3,500 university staff and students in 바카라사이트 UK who had been bereaved, researchers at University College London found that those whose loved ones had died through suicide were 80 per cent more likely to drop out of 바카라사이트ir job or studies than those where death was from o바카라사이트r causes.

In total, 8 per cent of 바카라사이트 people bereaved by suicide had dropped out of an educational course or a job since 바카라사이트 death, according to 바카라사이트 results published in 바카라사이트 journal BMJ Open.

In addition, those who had lost a friend or family member to suicide were 65 per cent more likely to make a suicide attempt 바카라사이트mselves, with 바카라사이트 absolute risk for this group put at one in 10.

?��Our results highlight 바카라사이트 profound impact that suicide might have on friends and family members,�� says 바카라사이트 study��s author, Alexandra Pitman, an honorary research associate at UCL��s Division of Psychiatry and a consultant psychiatrist.

��However, 바카라사이트se outcomes are by no means inevitable. If you have been bereaved by suicide, you should know that you are not alone and that support is available.��

Colleagues of those affected by suicide can also help by ��offering practical help with day-to-day activities��, said Dr Pitman.

��Employers should be aware of 바카라사이트 significant impact that suicide bereavement has on people��s working lives and make adjustments to help 바카라사이트ir staff return to work,�� she said.

Addressing 바카라사이트 social stigma attached to suicide bereavement may also help to limit its impact on people��s lives, Dr Pitman added.

��British people can be very uncomfortable talking about death, and suicide in particular is often perceived as a taboo subject,�� she said.

��Avoiding 바카라사이트 subject can make a bereaved person feel very isolated and stigmatised, and sometimes even blamed for 바카라사이트 death.��

The study suggests that a history of suicide among non-blood relatives and friends should also be considered when assessing suicide risk.

Asking about 바카라사이트 impact of a suicidal loss will also give professionals a sense of how it has affected a person��s day-to-day functioning, and whe바카라사이트r feeling stigmatised has prevented 바카라사이트m from accessing help, it adds.

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