Providing meaningful care: learning from the experiences of suicidal men

Joanne Jordan, Sinead Keeney, Hugh McKenna, John Cutcliffe, Christime Stevenson, Paul F Slater, Iain McGowan

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Abstract

Little is known about young suicidal men’s preferences for care. Using a broad interpretive approach, we interviewed 36 formerly suicidal young men in a study addressing the development and provision of mental health services. Our analysis yielded three core categories: widening access and bolstering proactive outreach, on becoming a man, and equipping young men for future challenges. Collectively, these categories suggest key features and processes of appropriate service configuration and clinical care: (a) services that reach out proactively serve to encourage young men’s initial and ongoing engagement; (b) care delivered over the long term ensures a necessary focus on a meaningful future life; (c) mental health professionals (MHPs) are centrally involved alongside significant others, including those with personal experience of suicide; and (d) the development of a vital interpersonal connection is based on MHPs actively communicating their empathy, open-mindedness, and interest in a young man’s unique biography.
LanguageEnglish
Pages1207-1219
JournalQualitative Health Research
Volume22
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sep 2012

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Jordan, J., Keeney, S., McKenna, H., Cutcliffe, J., Stevenson, C., Slater, P. F., & McGowan, I. (2012). Providing meaningful care: learning from the experiences of suicidal men. Qualitative Health Research, 22(9), 1207-1219. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312450367
Jordan, Joanne ; Keeney, Sinead ; McKenna, Hugh ; Cutcliffe, John ; Stevenson, Christime ; Slater, Paul F ; McGowan, Iain. / Providing meaningful care: learning from the experiences of suicidal men. In: Qualitative Health Research. 2012 ; Vol. 22, No. 9. pp. 1207-1219.
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In: Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 22, No. 9, 30.09.2012, p. 1207-1219.

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Jordan J, Keeney S, McKenna H, Cutcliffe J, Stevenson C, Slater PF et al. Providing meaningful care: learning from the experiences of suicidal men. Qualitative Health Research. 2012 Sep 30;22(9):1207-1219. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312450367

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