| Suicidal process, suicidal communication and psychosocial situation of young suicide attempters in a rural Vietnamese community. | |
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PMID: 18458785 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The study aimed to explore the suicidal process, suicidal communication and psychosocial situation of young suicide attempters in a rural community in Hanoi, Vietnam. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, in a community setting, with 19 suicide attempters aged 15-24 who had been consecutively hospitalized in an intensive care unit. In 12 of 19 cases, the first pressing, distinct and constant suicidal thoughts appeared less than one day before the suicide attempt in question. However, distress and mild, fleeting suicidal thoughts had been present up to six months before the suicide attempt in 16 cases. Five respondents had a suicide plan one to three days before attempting suicide. Altogether, 13 engaged in some form of suicidal communication before their attempt. This communication was, however, difficult for outsiders to interpret. Twelve of the respondents were victims of regular physical abuse and 16 had suffered psychological violence for at least one year before attempting suicide. Eighteen of the respondents used pesticides or raticides in their suicide attempts. None sought advice or consultation in the community despite long-standing psychosocial problems. The strategy of reducing the availability of suicide means (e.g., pesticides or raticides) in Asian countries should be complemented with a long-term suicide-preventive strategy that targets school dropouts and domestic violence, and promotes coping abilities and communication about psychological and social problems as well as recognition of signs of distress and suicidal communication. |
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Danuta Wasserman; Houng Tran Thi Thanh; Duc Pham Thi Minh; Max Goldstein; Ana Nordenskiöld; Camilla Wasserman |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Volume: 7 ISSN: 1723-8617 ISO Abbreviation: World Psychiatry Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
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Created Date: 2008-05-06 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101189643 Medline TA: World Psychiatry Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 47-53 Citation Subset: - |
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Swedish National and Stockholm County Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP) at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, P.O. Box 230, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. |
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