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- Massimiliano Orri
- Matteo Paduanello
- Jonathan Lachal
- Bruno Falissard
- Jordan Sibeoni
- Anne Revah-Levy
Abstract
Background: Suicide by adolescents and young adults is a major public health concern, and repetition of self-harm is an important risk factor for future suicide attempts. Objective: Our purpose is to explore the perspective of adolescents directly involved in suicidal acts. Methods: Qualitative study involving 16 purposively selected adolescents (sex ratio1∶1) from 3 different centers. Half had been involved in repeated suicidal acts, and the other half only one. Data were gathered through semistructured interviews and analyzed according to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Results: We found five main themes, organized in two superordinate themes. The first theme (individual dimensions of the suicide attempt) describes the issues and explanations that the adolescents saw as related to themselves; it includes the subthemes: (1) negative emotions toward the self and individual impasse, and (2) the need for some control over their lives. The second main theme (relational dimensions of attempted suicide) describes issues that adolescents mentioned that were related to others and includes three subthemes: (3) perceived impasse in interpersonal relationships, (4) communication, and (5) revenge. Conclusions: Adolescents involved in suicidal behavior are stuck in both an individual and a relational impasse from which there is no exit and no apparent way to reach the other. Revenge can bridge this gap and thus transforms personal distress into a relational matter. This powerful emotion has been neglected by both clinicians and researchers.
Suggested Citation
Massimiliano Orri & Matteo Paduanello & Jonathan Lachal & Bruno Falissard & Jordan Sibeoni & Anne Revah-Levy, 2014.
"Qualitative Approach to Attempted Suicide by Adolescents and Young Adults: The (Neglected) Role of Revenge,"
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(5), pages 1-8, May.
Handle:
RePEc:plo:pone00:0096716
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096716
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