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Advocacy and luck: Australian healthcare experiences following a suicide attempt.
- Source :
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Death Studies . Jul2018, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p392-399. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- High quality mental healthcare after a suicide attempt is a key strategy for preventing subsequent suicide attempts and deaths, yet little is known about how people navigate the healthcare system following a suicide attempt. This paper focuses on the stories told by 20 people who had attempted suicide. Five themes emerged: fitting into the healthcare system; need for advocacy; consistent care; lucky to find help; and, small kindnesses. Positive and empathetic healthcare experiences, as well as connected services, assisted the recovery of people who have attempted suicide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07481187
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Death Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128887662
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2017.1359218