TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Suicide as a distorted goal-directed process: wanting to die, killing, and being killed
JO  - Journal of nervous and mental disease
A1  - Valach, Ladislav
A1  - Michel, Konrad
A1  - Young, Richard A.
SP  - 812
EP  - 819
VL  - 204
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000528
ID  - ref1
ER  -