No One Theory of Suicide
The Experience of a Cancer Patient Who Killed Himself
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2168704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A Mitchell (0000-0001-6187-7648, Second Baptist Church of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA), Regina T Praetorius (0000-0003-2934-669X, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 843-856 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2015.1031311 |
| OpenAlex | W2099185820 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
More than a million people worldwide die by suicide annually, and more than 30,000 of them in the United States. Cancer patients are two to four times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. The purpose of this article is to use the results of a phenomenological psychological autopsy to (1) illustrate the interplay of the interpersonal and intrapersonal circumstances of one colon cancer patient's struggle and ultimate suicide, and (2) demonstrate that health and mental health practitioners need to use more than one theory of suicide to inform their assessment of risk. The findings present a telling picture of the struggles of the decedent, and the authors recommend how the results inform health and mental health practitioners' practice, policy, and research related to suicide prevention
Environmental health · Interpersonal communication · Intrapersonal communication · Medical emergency · Mental health · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Suicide prevention · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |