ORIGINS OF SUICIDALITY: COMPATIBILITY OF LAY AND EXPERT BELIEFS - QUALITATIVE STUDY

Background: Today there exist different views on origins of suicidal behaviour, which can influence the help-seeking behaviour and the adherence to the treatment of suicidal people. Subjects and methods: The beliefs lay people and patients have about the origins of suicidal behaviour as well as the compatibility of their beliefs with the views of the mental health personnel (general practitioners and psychiatrists) were assessed. 45 semi-structured interviews with the general population, suicide attempters, general practitioners and psychiatrists were conducted, audio typed, transcribed and a thematic analysis of the data was carried out. Results: The results indicated the incompatibility of the views. The general population and the suicide attempters favoured psychological explanations of suicidal behaviour, whereas the general practitioners and psychiatrists promoted medical explanations. The only common theme was perception of the suicidal crisis as a crucial factor in suicidality. Conclusions: Lay people and experts believe that suicidal crisis is the main origin of suicidal behaviour. The awareness of this common denominator and also of the differences in opinions between lay people and experts should be kept in mind when planning and implementing prevention and treatment programmes if we wish to promote help-seeking behaviour and attain good adherence to treatment

Pogovori z ljudmi v duševnih stiskah. Priročnik za svetovanje

Knjiga je izvirno avtorsko delo 29 slovenskih strokovnjakov, katerih vsakodnevno delo je nuditi pomoč posameznikom, ki so se v nekem trenutku svojega življenja znašli v težavi, krizi, stiski, kakorkoli pač imenujemo stanje, iz katerega se sami niso znali ali zmogli rešiti. Zgodbe in stiske teh posameznikov, njihove možne razrešitve in kako priti do boljših poti v reševanju težav, so zbrane v 26 poglavjih, ki zajemajo celoten kalejdoskop različnih človeških problemov. Soizdajatelja Slovensko združenje za preprečevanje samomora in Psihiatrična klinika (Ljubljana)

Therapists as survivors of suicide loss

Abstract When a patient in an inpatient or outpatient setting—whether in therapy or after ending it—commits suicide, this act provokes a lot of distressful feelings in their therapist. Besides very personal reactions of shock, grief and regret, therapists often feel guilt, failure and incompetence connected to their professional performance. They are afraid of being blamed by their colleagues and/or of legal litigation from the family of the deceased. If they work in an institution they fear how the management will react to this event. Therapists need help and support, preferably in a form of standardized procedure, which is also presented in this chapter.</jats:p

Pogovori z ljudmi v duševnih stiskah. Priročnik za svetovanje

Knjiga je izvirno avtorsko delo 29 slovenskih strokovnjakov, katerih vsakodnevno delo je nuditi pomoč posameznikom, ki so se v nekem trenutku svojega življenja znašli v težavi, krizi, stiski, kakorkoli pač imenujemo stanje, iz katerega se sami niso znali ali zmogli rešiti. Zgodbe in stiske teh posameznikov, njihove možne razrešitve in kako priti do boljših poti v reševanju težav, so zbrane v 26 poglavjih, ki zajemajo celoten kalejdoskop različnih človeških problemov. Soizdajatelja Slovensko združenje za preprečevanje samomora in Psihiatrična klinika (Ljubljana)