Citation

Castelli Dransart DA. Qual. Health Res. 2016; 27(7): 994-1005.

Affiliation

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Givisiez, Switzerland angela.castelli@hefr.ch.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1049732316637590

PMID

27055497

Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify patterns (components and processes) of reconstruction of suicide survivors. In-depth interviews were conducted with 50 survivors of suicide in Switzerland. Data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and according to the Grounded Theory principles. Survivors of suicide face four major challenges: dealing with the impact of suicide, searching for meaning, clarifying responsibility, and finding a personal style of reaction and coping. The various ways in which survivors fare through the specific processes of the challenges result in various patterns of reconstruction: the vulnerability, transformation, commitment, and hard blow. The unique characteristics and dynamics of each of them are highlighted. Health care providers would benefit from an approach based on the dynamics of the various patterns of reconstruction in providing appropriate support to survivors of suicide.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en