Resource Tag: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Funding for suicide postvention services, which provide support after a suicide death, has increased in Australia and globally. This rise accompanies a need to demonstrate outcomes of support. However, articulating and quantifying these outcomes presents ethical and logistical challenges. Funders’ priorities may differ from those of service users. To discern the value and explore effective […]

Forums for involuntary celibates (incels) are online spaces where males who struggle with a lack of sexual relations engage in misogynistic and fatalistic discussions, including suicidality. Current knowledge of what is associated with their suicidal feelings is limited. We sought to identify the psychological stressors underlying incels’ expressions of suicidality by analyzing posts made in […]

Introduction: Chinese bereaved parents over the age of 49 who have lost their only child are known as shidu parents. This study aimed to explore their symptoms of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) and post-traumatic growth (PTG).Methods: Shidu parents who experienced the loss of their only child at least six months prior and had no biological or adopted […]

Background: Incidents of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among adolescents have increased in recent years. Mental health interventions tailored to adolescents and families need to consider mechanisms for increasing enrollment and sustaining program engagement. A telephone-based, health coach intervention for adolescents and families was implemented at a Southeastern US health system with the goals of improving […]

Background Suicidal persons’ contacts with services present a key opportunity for suicide prevention. However, interventions by services are not always effective. A deeper understanding of suicidal service users’ agency and its implications may facilitate the provision of meaningful responses to help-seeking during suicidal crises. This abductive study explores the recovery-related agency of suicide attempt survivors […]

Objectives To explore the importance of, and barriers to achieving, diversity in early-phase clinical trials. Design Qualitative interviews analysed using thematic analysis. Setting and participants Five professionals (clinical researchers and methodologists) and three patient and public representatives (those with experience of early-phase clinical trials and/or those from ethnic minority backgrounds) were interviewed between June and August 2022. Participants […]

Aims and objectives To describe psychiatric nursing staff´s experiences of working with suicide risk assessment instruments. Background Around the world, approximately 720,000 people die by suicide each year, of which almost 20% have an ongoing contact with specialist psychiatry during their last month alive. To identify which patients have an increased risk of suicide is […]

Introduction Suicide rates in the military are a significant public health concern. The suicide prevention safety planning intervention is a brief and effective intervention in which a provider and patient work collaboratively to recognize warning signs of a suicidal crisis and create a defined list of coping strategies and supports for use during future crises […]

Background People bereaved by suicide are at increased risk of suicide. Potential explanations include changes in the cognitive availability of suicide after suicide bereavement, but this has been under-investigated. This study aimed to investigate how suicide bereavement influences thoughts about suicide, including methods considered. Method We interviewed 20 UK-based adultswho reported having been preoccupied by […]

Objective: The study examines the potential effects of communication processes and media consumption habits on suicide ideation among male and female young adults aged 18–29 who have attempted suicide at least once. Methods: In-depth interviews were analyzed using MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2024, and thematic analysis was applied according to Braun and Clarke’s model. Results: Four themes emerged: (1) […]

Objective This study explores the experience of an individual and family therapy youth suicide intervention from the perspectives of seven psychotherapy triads (young people aged 12–18, their parents/caregivers and therapists). Method Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews and analyzed using consensual qualitative research methods. Results Four domains were identified: Focusing on the youth-parent relationship, […]

Introduction Residents of rural regions may have higher and unique suicide risks. Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) is a Canadian province replete with rural regions. Despite an abundance of rural suicide research, heterogeneity in rural regions may preclude amalgamating findings to inform prevention efforts. Thus, exploring the unique needs of NL is needed. Importantly, health care […]

Background Current suicide prevention approaches are not adapted to international student needs, and participatory design is a method that may facilitate the development or adaptation of appropriate programmes for this group. Methods This qualitative study investigated the experiences of international university students studying in Australia who participated in a co‐consultation process to adapt the LivingWorks […]

There is an urgent need for research aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of trans and non-binary (TNB) youth, who experience high rates of stigma, bullying, suicide, substance use, discrimination, and violence. Parental support of TNB is a crucial buffer against those experiences, yet little is known about how parents arrive at a state […]

Complex interventions combining multiple evidence-based strategies have gained substantial traction in suicide prevention across the world. However, implementing these interventions in real-life settings is fraught with several challenges, significant resource demands, and evidence on the merits of implementing complex interventions remains a topic of debate. This study explores the real-world experiences of implementing complex interventions, […]

Suicide neuropathology is a multifactorial phenomenon influenced by psychological, social, and environmental factors. Researchers have primarily focused on the role of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, in suicide. A deficiency in serotonin input to the anterior cingulate cortex and ventral prefrontal cortex is associated with suicide and suicidal behaviour and is linked to decision-making and suicide […]

Across the globe suicide rates are creating concern, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) argues that suicide is the responsibility of everyone. The WHO recognises that police have an important role in suicide prevention and the management of mental health crises. We suggest that police officers and staff are inevitably impacted by the emotional labour […]

Objective The aim of the study was to explore perceptions of mental ill health, suicidal behaviour and working conditions among male construction workers, in order to gain an in-depth understanding of these phenomenon and to identify relevant avenues for workplace interventions. Method Data were collected in individual and group interviews, and 43 individuals from the […]

Introduction Individuals experiencing suicidal ideation or behavior frequently seek assistance at the emergency department (ED), yet the care they receive does not consistently align with their needs. This study explores the ED care experience of suicidal patients from their own perspective and offers recommendations to improve ED care for this population. Method This qualitative study […]

Objective To explore financial barriers and facilitators to promoting secure firearm and medication storage among patients at risk for suicide. Methods Veterans seeking care in Veterans Affairs emergency care settings (N=28) participated in qualitative interviews on barriers and facilitators to adopting secure firearm and medication storage behaviours. Thematic analysis with inductive and iterative coding was used to […]

Rates of suicides are on the rise in Scottish prisons. Fatal Accident and Sudden Deaths Inquiries (FAIs) carried out by sheriffs following these deaths provide a valuable source of knowledge regarding how the criminal justice system understands and responds to incarcerated people’s suicides. Informed by literature in critical suicide studies and narrative criminology, we conducted […]

ChatGPT is a tool that has become exceedingly popular in various fields ever since the general public could access the platform in 2022. It is a chatbot powered by Artificial Intelligence and has been a disruptive innovation in the world of technology. As this technology tries to emulate human intelligence, there has been improvement in […]

Suicide notes are an important warning sign for suicidal behaviors. The aim of this exploratory research is (a) to contribute to understanding the place of suicide notes in the spectrum of suicidal behaviors in Portugal, and (b) to analyze the content remembered by individuals regarding a suicide note. Two complementary studies were carried out. In […]