title: Reasons for attempting suicide among men who use alcohol and other drugs.
abstract: Objective To understand the reasons that lead men who use alcohol and other drugs to attempt suicide. Methods Qualitative research at an alcohol and psychosocial drugs support centre (CAPSad) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in December of 2011, with 11 men who use alcohol and other drugs and who attempted suicide. Data were collected by means of phenomenological interviewing. The phenomenological sociology of Alfred Schütz was used to analyse and interpret the interview statements. Results The results led to three categories: attempted suicide triggered by alcohol and drug use; attempted suicide triggered by the family lifeworld; and attempted suicide triggered by everyday feelings. Conclusion We found that alcohol and drug abuse and the different life circumstances of men in their families and social relationships contributed to the suicide attempt.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Danilo Bertasso
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marlene Gomes
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Terra
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Keity Laís Siepmann
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Soccol
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jacó Fernando
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lucia Amabile
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Camillo
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fátima Aparecida Dos Santos
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Plein
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*