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.N.-B.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-01T09:44:08Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T09:44:08Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
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. © 2015, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.en_US
dc.identifier.issnVolume 39 Issue 5 Pages 274-280
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2014.991955
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25086
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDeath Studiesen_US
dc.subjectSuicideen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectsocial tauntingen_US
dc.subjectpartner's infidelityen_US
dc.titleAttempted Suicide in Ghana: Motivation, Stigma, and Copingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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