A Chronological Perspective on Suicide--The Last Days of Life

Autor/inn/en	Orbach, I.; Gilboa-Schechtman, E.; Ofek, H.; Lubin, G.; Mark, M.; Bodner, E.; Cohen, D.; King, R.
Titel	A Chronological Perspective on Suicide--The Last Days of Life
Quelle	In: Death Studies, 31 (2007) 10, S.909-932 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0748-1187
Schlagwörter	Military Personnel; Suicide; Foreign Countries; Psychological Patterns; Personal Narratives; Emotional Response; Attribution Theory; Help Seeking; Mental Health; Young Adults; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Substance Abuse; Behavior Change; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Ausland; Erlebniserzählung; Emotionales Verhalten; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Psychohygiene; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	A combined psychological autopsy and narrative approach was used to study the completed suicides of 67 Israeli soldiers. Three issues were addressed. First, the authors examined the typology of the life narratives of suicide completed during active army duty. Second, focusing on the last 3 weeks of the soldiers' lives, they sought to examine their triggers for suicide, emotional state of mind, army duty functioning, and communication of suicidal intent. Finally, they examined military responses to communication of intent, help provision, and help acceptance. Four types of narratives were identified: regressive, stable, tragic (progression and sudden collapse), and romantic (ups and downs). During the last days of life, suicide completers exhibited a split between an emotional state of mind (evidencing an emotional deterioration) and a behavioral military functioning, which was mostly stable. The analysis also revealed a resistance to receive help and a resistance to provide help, both of which impeded intervention. The gap between functioning and emotional distress in suicidal individuals and the incongruence between crisis and help are highlighted. The need to educate military personnel to look beyond duty functioning and the need to develop clear guideline about referrals to professional helps are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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