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The experiences of attempt survivor families and how they cope after a suicide attempt in Ghana: a qualitative study.
Asare-Doku, Winifred; Osafo, Joseph; Akotia, Charity S.
Afiliación
  • Asare-Doku W; Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Post Office Box LG84, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
  • Osafo J; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
  • Akotia CS; Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Post Office Box LG84, Legon, Accra, Ghana. josafo@ug.edu.gh.
BMC Psychiatry ; 17(1): 178, 2017 05 11.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28490324
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Ghana's socio-cultural landscape proscribes suicidal behaviour, and this has serious ramifications for attempt survivors and their families. The objective of this qualitative study was to understand the experiences of the families of attempt survivors and how they cope with the aftermath of the attempt.

METHODS:

Ten families with attempted suicides agreed to participate in the study, hence they were interviewed. The information gathered was manually analyzed according to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) resulting in three major thematic areas.

RESULTS:

Three major themes emerged two of which addressed negative experiences and reactions towards the attempts Experiencing shame and stigma, and Reactive affect. The third theme addressed the coping resources of these informants under the theme Surviving the stress of attempt. The specific coping resources included personalized spiritual coping, social support, and avoidance.

CONCLUSIONS:

Family systems theory is used to explain some of the findings of this study, and the implication for clinical practice and designing postvention programs for families after a suicide attempt are addressed.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Apoyo Social / Intento de Suicidio / Adaptación Psicológica / Familia / Salud de la Familia / Sobrevivientes / Estigma Social Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Psychiatry Asunto de la revista: PSIQUIATRIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Ghana

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Apoyo Social / Intento de Suicidio / Adaptación Psicológica / Familia / Salud de la Familia / Sobrevivientes / Estigma Social Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Psychiatry Asunto de la revista: PSIQUIATRIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Ghana
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