TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Reasons for attempting suicide: an exploratory study in Ghana
JO  - Transcultural psychiatry
A1  - Akotia, Charity S.
A1  - Knizek, Birthe Loa
A1  - Hjelmeland, Heidi
A1  - Kinyanda, Eugene
A1  - Osafo, Joseph
SP  - 233
EP  - 249
VL  - 56
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examined the reasons for suicide attempts among patients in Ghana. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 30 informants who had been hospitalized for attempted suicide. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse the transcribed narratives, and five main themes emerged: 1) lack of support; 2) abandonment; 3) shame; 4) existential struggles; and 5) supernatural reasons. There were gender differences with abandonment reported by only women and shame associated with economic difficulties reported only by men. <br><br>FINDINGS are discussed within the context of a socio-cultural theory of suicide behaviour, and implications for the prevention of suicide and care of suicidal persons are suggested.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1363-4615
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363461518802966
ID  - ref1
ER  -