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Language | English |
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Pages | 1207-1219 |
Journal | Qualitative Health Research |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Sep 2012 |
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Keywords
- suicide
- suicide prevention
- young men
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Providing meaningful care: learning from the experiences of suicidal men. / Jordan, Joanne; Keeney, Sinead; McKenna, Hugh; Cutcliffe, John; Stevenson, Christime; Slater, Paul F; McGowan, Iain.
In: Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 22, No. 9, 30.09.2012, p. 1207-1219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Providing meaningful care: learning from the experiences of suicidal men
AU - Jordan, Joanne
AU - Keeney, Sinead
AU - McKenna, Hugh
AU - Cutcliffe, John
AU - Stevenson, Christime
AU - Slater, Paul F
AU - McGowan, Iain
PY - 2012/9/30
Y1 - 2012/9/30
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - suicide
KW - suicide prevention
KW - young men
U2 - 10.1177/1049732312450367
DO - 10.1177/1049732312450367
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 1207
EP - 1219
JO - Qualitative Health Research
T2 - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
SN - 1049-7323
IS - 9
ER -