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  • 标题:Relational hopes: A study of the lived experience of hope in some patients hospitalized for intentional self-harm
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  • 作者:Henning Herrestad ; Stian Biong
  • 期刊名称:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
  • 电子版ISSN:1748-2631
  • 出版年度:2010
  • 卷号:5
  • 期号:1
  • DOI:10.3402/qhw.v5i1.4651
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Taylor & Francis
  • 摘要:Hopelessness is a well-established predictor of suicide, and inspiring hope is an important goal in mental health care, but there are few studies of hope among persons with suicidal behavior. The aim of this study was to interpret the lived experience of hope in some patients hospitalized for intentional self-harm. Twelve persons that had engaged in suicidal behavior by ingesting an overdose of medication were interviewed shortly after hospitalization and asked to narrate about their hopes. The transcripts were analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method inspired by Ricoeur’s theory of interpretation. The naïve reading was one of hope being relational. The structural analysis identified three themes: hopes for life, hopes for death, and the act of hoping. We interpreted the common theme of the interviews as being definite and indefinite relational hopes for life and death. For clinicians, expressions of indefinite hopes may raise concerns about the low likelihood of fulfillment. However, the expression of indefinite hope may serve to avoid experiencing failure, disappointment, and hopelessness.Key words: Hope, suicidal behavior, intentional self-harm(Published: 9 February 2010)Citation: Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being 2010, 5: 4651 - DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v5i1.4651
  • 关键词:Hope, suicidal behaviour, intentional self harm
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