Abstract
Little is known about young suicidal men's preferences for care. Using a broad interpretive approach, we interviewed 36 formerly suicidal young men in a study addressing the development and provision of mental health services. Our analysis yielded three core categories: widening access and bolstering proactive outreach, on becoming a man, and equipping young men for future challenges. Collectively, these categories suggest key features and processes of appropriate service configuration and clinical care: (a) services that reach out proactively serve to encourage young men's initial and ongoing engagement; (b) care delivered over the long term ensures a necessary focus on a meaningful future life; (c) mental health professionals (MHPs) are centrally involved alongside significant others, including those with personal experience of suicide; and (d) the development of a vital interpersonal connection is based on MHPs actively communicating their empathy, open-mindedness, and interest in a young man's unique biography.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1207-19 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Qualitative Health Research |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2012 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adolescent Behavior
- Age Factors
- Caregivers
- Community-Institutional Relations
- Humans
- Learning
- Male
- Masculinity
- Men's Health
- Mental Health
- Mental Health Services
- Northern Ireland
- Qualitative Research
- Risk Factors
- Self Concept
- Suicide
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't