Reclaiming and Reshaping Life

Patterns of Reconstruction After the Suicide of a Loved One

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5455445
AutoresDolores Angela Castelli Dransart (0009-0003-5417-3396, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Givisiez, Switzerland, autor de correspondencia)
Año2017
Volumen27
Número7
Páginas994-1005
Fecha de publicación2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732316637590
PMID27055497
OpenAlexW2314734344
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas40

The objective of this study is to identify patterns (components and processes) of reconstruction of suicide survivors. In-depth interviews were conducted with 50 survivors of suicide in Switzerland. Data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and according to the Grounded Theory principles. Survivors of suicide face four major challenges: dealing with the impact of suicide, searching for meaning, clarifying responsibility, and finding a personal style of reaction and coping. The various ways in which survivors fare through the specific processes of the challenges result in various patterns of reconstruction: the vulnerability, transformation, commitment, and hard blow. The unique characteristics and dynamics of each of them are highlighted. Health care providers would benefit from an approach based on the dynamics of the various patterns of reconstruction in providing appropriate support to survivors of suicide

Computer security · Grounded theory · Medical emergency · Mental health · Poison control · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies