This place is making me more depressed
The organisation of care for suicide attempters in a South African hospital
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4229465 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Bantjes (0000-0002-3626-9883, Stellenbosch University), Annemi Nel (Stellenbosch University), Kerry-Ann Louw (0000-0002-4931-5084, University of Cape Town), Louise Frenkel (University of Cape Town), Ereshia Benjamin (0000-0003-0547-0688, University of Cape Town), Sian Lewis (0000-0001-7857-0925), Ian Lewis (0000-0001-9358-4073, University of Cape Town) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1434-1446 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105316628744 |
| PMID | 26903076 |
| OpenAlex | W2338256496 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 34 |
People who attend hospital following a suicide attempt represent a well-delineated high-risk group of patients who may be amenable to targeted interventions to reduce the risk of suicidal behaviour. Little is, however, known about how hospitals in South Africa respond to suicide attempters, what quality of care these patients receive or what possibilities exist for hospital-based suicide prevention interventions. We describe an ethnographic study conducted at a large hospital in South Africa to investigate the impact of current procedures and practices on the care received by those who attempt suicide. Findings suggest that the organisation of care within the hospital is a significant barrier to patients receiving optimal care and represents a lost opportunity for suicide prevention. Findings highlight the mismatch between the needs of suicide attempters and current services and call attention to the need for greater psychological input as well as hospital-based suicide prevention interventions that can be offered to patients without necessitating admissions
Depression (economics · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Suicide attempt · Suicide prevention · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
“I’m Not Afraid of Dying Because I’ve Got Nothing to Lose”
Patients’ Experiences of Emergency Hospital Care Following Self-Harm
Theorising health professionals' prevention and management practices with children and young people experiencing self-harm
Contesting constructs and interrogating research methods
Substance Use and Self-Harm
The Benefits of Robust Debate About the Place of Qualitative Research in Suicide Prevention
Critical Ethnography
Improvising Medicine
Emptying Beds
Fatal and non-fatal repetition of self-harm
Self-harm
Public sector mental health systems in South Africa
The health and health system of South Africa
Suicide following deliberate self-harm
Health in South Africa
Doing Critical Ethnography
Studying Children in Context
The politics of black patients' identity
Instruments for Exploring Organizational Culture
Epidemiology of suicide in South Africa
Ethnography of Fertility and Birth
Critical Ethnography
Critical ethnography
Poverty and violence, frustration and inventiveness
Comprehensive integrated primary mental health care for South Africa. Pipedream or possibility
Hospital ethnography
Ethnography of Fertility and Birth
On Critical Ethnographic Work
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |