1. Reflections of Older Adults on the Process Preceding Their Suicide Attempt: A Qualitative Approach
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Anke Bonnewyn, Katrien Schoevaerts, Peter Rober, Hanna Van Parys, Ajit Shah, Ronny Bruffaerts, and Koen Demyttenaere
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Male ,Value of Life ,Attitude to Death ,Self-concept ,Poison control ,Suicide, Attempted ,Suicide prevention ,Grounded theory ,Developmental psychology ,Anecdotes as Topic ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Injury prevention ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,medicine ,Humans ,Internal-External Control ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Suicide attempt ,business.industry ,Loneliness ,Human factors and ergonomics ,medicine.disease ,Self Concept ,Clinical Psychology ,Quality of Life ,Female ,Medical emergency ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Attitude to Health - Abstract
The study explores the reflections of older adults on the process preceding their suicide attempt. Data were gathered using in-depth interviews with eight older inpatients who had attempted suicide. Grounded theory methodology was used for data analysis. They described their life and the self as disrupted after experiencing a loss, loneliness, loss of control, and unwillingness to continue living the current life. The findings suggest that the concurrence of these constructs precedes a suicide attempt in later life.
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- 2014
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