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Understanding and responding to recurrent suicide attempts

Bergmans, Yvonne (2016) Understanding and responding to recurrent suicide attempts. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Abstract
People who have had recurrent suicide attempts (RSA) are known to be at higher risk of future attempts and eventual death by suicide. They are also identified as having unique psychosocial needs, however few treatment interventions have been developed for this particular population. The Skills for Safer Living: A Psychosocial-Psychoeducational Intervention for People with Recurrent Suicide Attempts (SfSL/PISA) is a psychotherapeutic group intervention created for and with people with RSA; seeking to engage with the possibility of living, enhance skills for living more safely and addressing their needs. This research project aimed to address these issues by examining whether participants who have engaged with this intervention transition away from RSA, and explores their experiences of this transition and of living with RSA. The project comprises four interlinked studies, two quantitative outcome studies and two qualitative studies, with different participant samples, all of whom had graduated from SfSL/PISA. These studies highlight that risk factors and deficit areas for RSA can be attenuated over time for those who completed the SfSL/PISA intervention; that the process of transitioning away from RSA comprises three phases wherein the person moves from a death orientation to a life orientation; and that living with RSA is marked by states that are ambiguous, fragile, and arduous. The findings suggest that psychotherapeutic intervention for RSA needs to address the specific needs of this group and to be sensitive to the particular stage of living with RSA to navigate through this experience.
Metadata
Item Type:Thesis (PhD)
Date of Award:October 2016
Refereed:No
Supervisor(s):Gordon, Evelyn and Eynan, Rahel
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Mental health
Medical Sciences > Psychiatric nursing
Medical Sciences > Psychology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Nursing and Human Sciences
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:21547
Deposited On:05 Apr 2017 14:30 by Evelyn Gordon . Last Modified 19 Jul 2018 15:09
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