title: Reflections of older adults on the process preceding their suicide attempt: a qualitative approach.
abstract: The study explores the reflections of older adults on the process preceding their suicide attempt. Data were gathered using in-depth interviews with eight older inpatients who had attempted suicide. Grounded theory methodology was used for data analysis. They described their life and the self as disrupted after experiencing a loss, loneliness, loss of control, and unwillingness to continue living the current life. The findings suggest that the concurrence of these constructs precedes a suicide attempt in later life.
authors: a Department of Psychiatry , University Psychiatric Centre, Catholic University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
authors: Anke
authors: A
authors: Bonnewyn
authors: Ajit
authors: A
authors: Shah
authors: Ronny
authors: R
authors: Bruffaerts
authors: Katrien
authors: K
authors: Schoevaerts
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Rober
authors: Hanna
authors: H
authors: Van Parys
authors: Koen
authors: K
authors: Demyttenaere
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D026712:Value of Life