Attempted suicide in Ghana: Motivation, stigma and coping

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dc.contributor.authorOsafo, J.
dc.contributor.authorAkotia, C.S.
dc.contributor.authorAndoh-Arthur, J.
dc.contributor.authorQuarshie, E.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-11T16:06:26Z
dc.date.available2019-02-11T16:06:26Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractTo understand the experiences of suicidal persons in Ghana, 10 persons were interviewed after they attempted suicide. Thematic analysis of data showed that motivation for suicidal behavior included social taunting, hopelessness, and partner's infidelity. Suicidal persons reported stigma expressed through physical molestation and social ostracism, which left them traumatized. However, they coped through social support from relations, religious faith, and use of avoidance. Community-wide sensitive education should target reducing stigma and also increase mental health education on suicidal behavior in Ghanaian communities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJoseph Osafo, Charity Sylvia Akotia, Johnny Andoh-Arthur & Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie (2015) Attempted Suicide in Ghana: Motivation, Stigma, and Coping, Death Studies, 39:5, 274-280, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2014.991955en_US
dc.identifier.issn1091-7683
dc.identifier.otherPages 274-280
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2014.991955
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27411
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Onlineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 39;Issue 5
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectsuicideen_US
dc.subjectstigmaen_US
dc.subjectcoping strategyen_US
dc.titleAttempted suicide in Ghana: Motivation, stigma and copingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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