@article{ref1,
title="Suicide as a distorted goal-directed process: wanting to die, killing, and being killed",
journal="Journal of nervous and mental disease",
year="2016",
author="Valach, Ladislav and Michel, Konrad and Young, Richard A.",
volume="204",
number="11",
pages="812-819",
abstract="It has been suggested that suicidal persons engage in distorted thinking. We propose that suicide can be understood as a distorted goal-directed action. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the specific distortions in the goal-directed processes of suicide as indicated in suicide narratives of 40 persons after a suicide attempt. The findings indicate action distortions such as the disconnect between the wish to die, the action of killing oneself, and the experience of being killed. Furthermore, we found a lack of long-term nonsuicidal pursuits, missing or incomplete action monitoring, and control and regulation processes. The implications for suicide prevention are discussed, and the procedure of self-confrontation interview is suggested as a helpful intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3018",
doi="10.1097/NMD.0000000000000528",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000528"
}