title: Personal Stigma in Suicide Attempters.
abstract: The aim of this study was to explore suicide attempters' experiences of personal stigma. This qualitative study included a focus group of 7 experienced clinicians and semi-structured interviews with 8 suicide attempters. Thematic analysis of the data yielded four main themes: seriousness, care, "badness," and avoidance. Experiences of stigma pervaded all contexts, but were most emotionally upsetting to the participants in interpersonal relationships. The findings show the importance of evaluating stigma for suicide attempters during suicide risk assessment and the need for specifically tailored interventions to combat suicide stigma at the individual level.
authors.affiliation: a Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention , Griffith University , Queensland , Australia.
authors.forename: Jurgita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rimkeviciene
authors.affiliation: a Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention , Griffith University , Queensland , Australia.
authors.forename: Jacinta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hawgood
authors.affiliation: a Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention , Griffith University , Queensland , Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Gorman
authors.affiliation: a Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention , Griffith University , Queensland , Australia.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Leo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013240:Stereotyping; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*