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Title: | 'People look down on you when you tell them how he died': Qualitative insights into stigma as experienced by suicide survivors | Contributor(s): | Peters, Kath (author); Cunningham, Colleen (author); Murphy, Gillian (author); Jackson, Debra (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1111/inm.12210 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21788 | Abstract: | This paper aims to present findings that convey how people felt stigmatized after the loss of a loved one to suicide. A qualitative design was used for the purpose of this study. Data were collected using in-depth, face-to-face interviews. Audio-recordings of the interviews were transcribed and thematically analyzed. Ten people bereaved by suicide participated in the study. Four themes emerged from the data namely: Feeling blamed, shamed and judged; Feeling isolated/rejected by friends and community; Feeling silenced and Feeling the burden of others' discomfort. Findings show that stigmatization of the bereaved by suicide had detrimental effects on their relationships and their help seeking behaviours. Further, due to stigma imposed on them by others, participants were denied the opportunity to tell their stories which further complicated their grieving process. Further education and training is required for health professionals to enhance understanding of the specific needs of those bereaved by suicide. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 25(3), p. 251-257 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1447-0349 1445-8330 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111005 Mental Health Nursing 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420504 Mental health nursing | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920408 Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) 920209 Mental Health Services 920210 Nursing |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200407 Health status (incl. wellbeing) 200305 Mental health services 200307 Nursing |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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