Shepherd D, Barraclough B M
Br Med J. 1974 Jun 15;2(5919):600-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5919.600.
Forty-four spouses of suicides followed up after five years showed no significant differences from the widowed by other causes in respect of mortality and remarriage rates. A minority were stigmatized and most found the inquest unpleasant. Outcome was evenly polarized into better off and worse off.
44名自杀者的配偶在五年后接受随访，结果显示，在死亡率和再婚率方面，他们与因其他原因丧偶者并无显著差异。少数人受到了污名化，大多数人觉得死因调查令人不快。结果呈现出两极分化，有过得更好的，也有过得更差的。
