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In the aftermath of teen suicide: A qualitative study of the psychosocial consequences for the surviving family members
Per Lindqvist*1, Lars Johansson2 and Urban Karlsson3
character reference: 1Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2Section of Forensic Medicine, Department of corporation Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden and 3Department of Social Welfare, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Email: Per Lindqvist* - Per.Lindqvist@ki.se; Lars Johansson - Lars.Johansson@formed.umu.se; Urban Karlsson - Urban.Karlsson@socw.umu.se * Corresponding author
publish: 21 April 2008 BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8:26 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-8-26
genuine: 11 June 2007 Accepted: 21 April 2008
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Abstract
Background: Studies of family reactions following teenaged suicide are hampered by the psychological difficulties of approaching families and recruiting an indifferent(p) sample of study subjects. By using a subtle but consecutive series of cases, we examined the qualitative aspects of loosing a teenage family member due to suicide. Such an understanding is important for future(a) organisation of proper programs that provide professional support in the grief process. Methods: From a large project on teenage unnatural death in northern Sweden 19812000 (including 88 suicides), 13 cases from 1995 through 1998 were retrospectively identified and consecutively analysed. Ten families concur to participate. The open interviews took place 15 to 25...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com
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