Avtor/Urednik		Zadravec, Tina; Tekavčič-Grad, Onja
Naslov		Origins of suicidality
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 25, št. 2
Leto izdaje		2013
Obseg		str. 149-157
ISSN		0353-5053 - Psychiatria Danubina
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Background: Today there exist different views on origins of suicidal behaviour, which can influence the help-seeking behaviourand the adherence to the treatment of suicidal people. Subjects and methods: The beliefs lay people and patients have about the origins of suicidal behaviour as well as thecompatibility of their beliefs with the views of the mental health personnel (general practitioners and psychiatrists) were assessed. 45semi-structured interviews with the general population, suicide attempters, general practitioners and psychiatrists were conducted,audio typed, transcribed and a thematic analysis of the data was carried out. Results: The results indicated the incompatibility of the views. The general population and the suicide attempters favouredpsychological explanations of suicidal behaviour, whereas the general practitioners and psychiatrists promoted medicalexplanations. The only common theme was perception of the suicidal crisis as a crucial factor in suicidality. Conclusions: Lay people and experts believe that suicidal crisis is the main origin of suicidal behaviour. The awareness of thiscommon denominator and also of the differences in opinions between lay people and experts should be kept in mind when planningand implementing prevention and treatment programmes if we wish to promote help-seeking behaviour and attain good adherence totreatment.
Proste vsebinske oznake		suicide public opinion lay people health personnel samomor javno mnenje laiki zdravstveni delavci