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| Title |
Taking care of oneself by regaining control - a key to continue living four to five decades after a suicide attempt in severe depression
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| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12888-017-1223-4 |
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| Authors |
Lisa Crona, Margaretha Stenmarker, Agneta Öjehagen, Ulrika Hallberg, Louise Brådvik |
| Abstract |
Depression is a strong risk factor for suicide and suicide attempt. Several studies have examined the pathway to suicide attempt, but few studies have considered aspects important for overcoming being suicidal. The aim of the present study was to examine personal strategies to continue living after a suicide attempt. A qualitative grounded theory approach was used. Thirteen former inpatients diagnosed with severe depression (1956-1969) participated in a follow-up 42-56 years after their last suicide attempt, which occurred between the ages of 21 and 45. They were interviewed on one occasion between June 2013 and January 2014, using semi-structured interviews. The pathway to a suicide attempt was defined as 'being trapped in an overwhelming situation'. Three categories described the recovery process: 'coming under professional care', 'experiencing relief in the personal situation', and 'making a decision to continue living'. These categories emerged in a core category, labelled 'taking care of oneself by regaining control'. Overcoming being suicidal occurred regardless of recovering from depression. In the very long-term course following a suicide attempt, the process of recovery is multi-dimensional and fluctuating, and includes appropriate treatment, connecting with others, decision making, and overcoming existential issues. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 60 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 14 | 23% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 10% |
| United States | 4 | 7% |
| Mexico | 3 | 5% |
| Chile | 2 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 27 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 50 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 10% |
| Scientists | 4 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 16% |
| Unknown | 19 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 23 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 20 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 42. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 May 2019.
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#1,000,051
of 25,656,290 outputs
Outputs from BMC Psychiatry
#276
of 5,494 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#22,117
of 433,657 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Psychiatry
#8
of 97 outputs
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