Citation

Polanco M, Mancías S, LeFeber T. Death Stud. 2017; 41(8): 521-531.

Affiliation

Our Lady of the Lake University , San Antonio , TX.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2017.1333356

PMID

28532294

Abstract

Critical suicidology (White, Marsh, Kral, & Morris, 2016 ) offers a critique of positivism as the mainstream rhetoric of scientific research. In this paper, we add a critique to the moral detachment of scientific inquiry (Wilkinson & Kleinman, 2016 ) in suicidology. We provide a discussion at the intersection of theory and research when considering moral care of all stakeholders in the implementation of suicide research toward the development of more humanitarian policies and program alternatives. We reflect upon our experience of conducting an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Finlay, 2011 ) on suicide in the U.S. military.

Language: en

Keywords

critical suicidality; moral care; qualitative research; suicide in the military