@article{ref1,
title="Suicide prevention from a public health perspective",
journal="Acta bio-medica de l'ateneo Parmense",
year="2020",
author="Costanza, Alessandra and Amerio, Andrea and Odone, Anna and Baertschi, Marc and Richard-Lepouriel, Hélène and Weber, Kerstin and Di Marco, Sarah and Prelati, Massimo and Aguglia, Andrea and Escelsior, Andrea and Serafini, Gianluca and Amore, Mario and Pompili, Maurizio and Canuto, Alessandra",
volume="91",
number="3-S",
pages="128-134",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK: Suicide is a worldwide phenomenon, with a relevant number of victims. Moreover, repercussions of suicidality-across its entire spectrum-involve not only the individual but also survivors and communities, in a profound and lasting way. As such, suicidality represents a crucial public mental health concern, in which risk/protection factors' study represent a key issue. However, research primarily focused on suicidality risk factors. This study, moving from Frankl's first observations on &quot;Meaning in Life&quot; (MiL) as protective against suicidality, aimed to identify the main themes that suicidal patients identified as MiL carriers, or potential carriers, in their existences. <br><br>METHODS:   Qualitative study on 144 patients admitted to the Geneva University Hospital's emergency department for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempt (SA).  Results: Interpersonal/affective relationships constituted the main theme (71.53%), with emphasis on family (39.80%), children/grandchildren (36.89%). Profession/education, intellectual/non-intellectual pleasures, and transcendental dimension also emerged. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These aspects could be considered among a public health agenda's points for suicide prevention programs taking into account also protective factors promotion/support, including community's mental health resources. Reconnecting to introduction's historical part, our findings are consistent with Frankl's observations. Even if exposed to &quot;absurd&quot; and reluctant to deliberate on this, he seems approach Camus conceptualization who, confronted to the necessity of predictable and conform to recognizable personal patterns transcending chaos for a sense-giving perspective, invited to imagine that a meaning, even a &quot;non-absolute meaning&quot;, may lie in apparent smallest things and that Sisyphus can have &quot;the possibility to revolt by trying to be happy&quot;.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0392-4203",
doi="10.23750/abm.v91i3-S.9417",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i3-S.9417"
}