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Sugrue, Joan Louise, McGilloway, Sinéad and Keegan, Orla (2014) The Experiences of Mothers Bereaved by Suicide: An Exploratory Study. Death Studies, 38 (2). pp. 118-124. ISSN 0748-1187
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Abstract
To ascertain the meaning of their loss, the authors explored the experiences of 7 biological mothers bereaved by suicide. Purposive sampling was used and 1-to-1 interviews were conducted and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Four themes emerged: (a) silencing grief; (b) shattered assumptions; (c) constructing a narrative; and (d) the depth of a mother's grief. Mothers experienced intense prolonged grief with many psychological and physical symptoms; one acknowledged strong suicidal thoughts and one had attempted suicide. The findings suggest a need for care professionals to be aware of, and to target, this vulnerable subgroup.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | mothers; suicide; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; bereavement; grief; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 9277 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1080/07481187.2012.738765 |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Sinéad McGilloway |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Feb 2018 14:52 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Death Studies |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/9277 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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