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Ünsal E, Şengün İnan F. 'I live it all together…sadness, desperation': A qualitative exploration of psychosocial challenges and needs of young people after suicide attempt. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2024; 49:1-9. [PMID: 38734443 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2024.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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This study aimed to explore the psychosocial challenges and support needs of young people after suicide attempt. In the research, the phenomenological approach was used. Semi-structured interviews were held with 16 young people shortly after suicide attempt. Data were analysed via content analysis. The data were categorized into five themes: effort to return to the old normal, living with remains, need for support, barriers to seeking help, and awareness. Understanding the psychological challenges and support needs of young people who have attempted suicide will facilitate future research and practice. To support young people in the acute period following the intervention, supportive interventions at the individual, social and political levels need to be established. These findings shed light into the structuring of supportive interventions to be applied to young people following a suicide attempt.
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- Erkan Ünsal
- Ege University, Faculty of Nursing, Mental Health and Diseases Nursing Department, 35030 Bornova, İZMİR, Turkey; Institute of Health Sciences Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
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- Gazi University, Faculty of Nursing, Mental Health and Diseases Nursing Department, 06490 Çankaya, ANKARA, Turkey.
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Masoomi M, Hosseinikolbadi S, Saeed F, Sharifi V, Jalali Nadoushan AH, Shoib S. Stigma as a barrier to suicide prevention efforts in Iran. Front Public Health 2023; 10:1026451. [PMID: 36699938 PMCID: PMC9868841 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1026451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Suicide and suicide attempt affect a considerable part of the general population, and in spite of their prevalence, the stigma associated with suicide remains an unsolved problem surrounding this important public health problem, especially in lower-income countries such as Iran. Evidence shows that help-seeking from formal mental health services for suicidal people is low in countries like Iran. Previous studies on Iranian survivors of suicide attempts have shown that these people experience fear of stigma due to labels such as loss of faith in God, having forms of severe mental illnesses ("madness"), and being involved in unaccepted sexual relationships. The associated stigma prevents them from seeking appropriate health and social services. Although both self-stigma and public stigma contribute to an unwillingness to seek mental health care and suicide prevention efforts in Iran, public stigma may be of greater consequence, significantly impeding an individual's likelihood of accessing care for their suicidal thoughts or attempts. In such circumstances, many people with suicidal thoughts miss out on social and formal support programs offered by social and healthcare providers. In this perspective article, focusing on the public stigma regarding suicide in Iranian society, we address the challenges and barriers to seeking suicide prevention efforts in Iran and discuss culturally appropriate strategies to improve the current situation.
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- Maryam Masoomi
- Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Psychosis Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran,*Correspondence: Fahimeh Saeed ✉
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, India,Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India,Mind Wellness Center, Srinagar, India
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Manouchehri A, Marznaki ZH, Atim LM, Mohammadian amiri M, Kaggwa MM. The relationship between causes of suicidal attempts in Iran and individual and social variables: a retrospective study. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:780. [PMID: 36503535 PMCID: PMC9743690 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04449-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Determine the prevalence of suicide attempts and the relationships between the different causes of attempts with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics among individuals in Iran. METHODS A retrospective review of data about suicide attempts from poisoning care centers in Babol city between 2017 and 2021. Multinomial regression analysis (with mental illness being the reference variable) was used to determine the factors associated with the different causes of suicide attempts (addiction, romantic relationship problems, and economic problems). RESULTS The overall prevalence of completed suicide in the population sampled was 10.8% (95% confidence interval 9.5-12.1) (244/2,263). Relative to mental disorder, given that other variables in the model are held constant the following were associated with suicide attempts. A previous history of suicide attempts was associated with increasing the relative risk ratio of attempting suicide while having no positive history of smoking was associated with reducing the relative risk ratio of a suicidal attempt. However, the use of multiple drugs to attempt suicide was associated with an increased relative risk ratio of attempting suicide with romantic relationship problems and addiction as causes of suicide attempts. The first year of data collection (2017) and the female gender were both associated with an increased relative risk ratio of having a suicide attempt due to romantic relationships and economic problems. A family history of suicide was associated with an increased relative risk ratio of suicide attempts due to romantic relationship problems. However, using Pesticides-aluminum phosphide and detergent and javel water to attempt reduced the relative risk ratio of attempting due to romantic relationship problems. Age, self-employment, middle income, and married were associated with an increased relative risk ratio of suicide attempts among individuals due to addiction. However, staying longer at the emergency department was associated with a reduced relative risk ratio of having had a suicide attempt due to addiction. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the interplay between romantic hardships, addiction, economic hardships as reasons for suicide attempts and various sociable variables in a population in Northern Iran. The most associated reason for suicide attempts was romantic relationship hardships. Therefore, interventions such as sessions on conflict resolution, boundary setting, and management of grieving would greatly benefit this society and reduce the rate of suicide, especially among individuals with a history of suicide attempts.
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- Aliasghar Manouchehri
- grid.411495.c0000 0004 0421 4102Department of Internal Medicine, Shahid Beheshti Hospital Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- African Centre for Suicide Prevention and Research, Mbarara, Uganda ,grid.33440.300000 0001 0232 6272Department of Psychiatry, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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- grid.411495.c0000 0004 0421 4102Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
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- African Centre for Suicide Prevention and Research, Mbarara, Uganda ,grid.33440.300000 0001 0232 6272Department of Psychiatry, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda ,grid.25073.330000 0004 1936 8227Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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Goodwin J, Kilty C, Meehan E, Murphy M, Dillon C, Heffernan S, Greaney S, O'Brien M, Chambers D, Twomey U, Horgan A. Healthcare staff's views on responding to suicide and self-harm: Part II. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2021; 57:1743-1750. [PMID: 33616213 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To report on healthcare staff's views of the barriers to preventing suicide and self-harm. DESIGN AND METHODS Using a qualitative approach, data were collected through "World Café" discussion forums and written submissions, and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. FINDINGS Healthcare staff, including psychiatric nurses, perceived that a whole of society approach was needed for suicide and self-harm prevention. Support for those at the front line is needed as well as clear referral pathways and interagency working. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Formalized support for staff working in healthcare should be given with a flexible and inclusive approach to service delivery adopted.
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- John Goodwin
- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.,ENGAGE (Interdisciplinary Clinical Mental Health Research Network), Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.,HSE South, HSE, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Service Improvement, HSE, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.,ENGAGE (Interdisciplinary Clinical Mental Health Research Network), Cork, Republic of Ireland
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Mishkin K, Maqsood SS, Ahmed HM. Antenatal Depression Symptoms Among Pregnant Women Seeking Health Services in Erbil, Iraq. Matern Child Health J 2021; 25:1043-1049. [PMID: 33905065 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03142-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Maternal depression, which includes depression in the prenatal and postpartum periods, is estimated to affect between 10 and 20% of women globally but the rate is higher in the Middle East. Research focused on maternal depression in Iraq is limited to one study focused on postpartum depression. This paper identifies the prevalence and factors associated with antenatal depression among pregnant Iraqi women. METHODS Women seeking maternal health services at primary health centers were invited to participate. Data were collected by trained midwifery students in Erbil, Iraq. Responses to the PHQ-2 PRIME-MD depression questions were used to identify depressive symptoms. Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used to analyze findings. RESULTS Of the 179 participants, 86 (48%) reported depressive symptoms. In bivariate analysis, antenatal depression was associated with gestational age (p = 0.03), first prenatal visit in the second trimester (p = 0.003), loss of appetite (p = 0.003), not having help at home (p = 0.03), and use of prenatal vitamins (p = 0.002). Gravida approached significance (p = 0.07). In adjusted analysis, women reporting loss of appetite were more likely to report depressive symptoms (OR = 3.09, 95% CI: 1.47-6.51). DISCUSSION Consistent with other research from the region, nearly half the women reported depressive symptoms. Because lack of appetite is associated with depressive symptoms, women reporting loss of appetite should be prioritized for depression screening in time-constrained settings.
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- Kathryn Mishkin
- Department of Health Policy, Management, Behavior, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.
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Han Loong Kuek J, Raeburn T, Wand T. Using constructivist grounded theory to understand mental-health recovery in multi-ethnic environments. Nurse Res 2020; 28:26-31. [PMID: 32548986 DOI: 10.7748/nr.2020.e1691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite a growing body of research exploring the application of recovery-oriented models of mental healthcare in Asia, few studies have sought to illuminate people's experiences of mental-health recovery in culturally diverse countries such as Singapore. AIM To demonstrate why constructivist grounded theory (CGT) is a suitable technique for unravelling experiences of mental-health recovery. DISCUSSION Mental-health recovery is still an emerging concept in Singapore. CGT can guide research design and analysis, enabling more culturally specific understandings to emerge. The authors explain the main features of CGT, as well as the strengths and limitations of the methodology and possible issues researchers may encounter applying it. CONCLUSION Suitable frameworks to guide research into mental-health recovery are urgently needed and CGT provides a flexible but systematic approach for multi-ethnic environments. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE CGT has the potential to guide deep exploration of and theory-development concerning mental-health recovery in Singapore and other countries with similar social and cultural settings.
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- Jonathan Han Loong Kuek
- Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Azizpour M, Taghizadeh Z, Mohammadi N, Vedadhir A. Being at the center of attention: Iranian women's experience after suicide attempts. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2019; 55:445-452. [PMID: 30506683 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PURPOSE A history of suicide attempts is the most important predictor of suicide. The aim of this study was to understand the experience of women after suicide attempts. DESIGN AND METHODS A purposive sampling method using semistructured in-depth interviews with seven Iranian women was implemented for data collection, and an interpretative phenomenological approach with the van Manen method was used for data analysis. FINDINGS The main theme was "being at the center of attention," from which emerged two subthemes: "loved ones keeping an eye on them" and "rain of love." PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS The study participants experienced satisfaction with their suicide attempt, and some of them felt that they are now being restricted. The study recommends that a special caregiver training program would be beneficial to educate the families in appropriate behavior after a loved one's suicide attempt.
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- Maryam Azizpour
- Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Center for Nursing Care Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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