Help-seeking prior to male suicide: Bereaved men perspectives

Oliffe, John L.; Broom, Alex; Rossnagel, Emma; Kelly, Mary; Affleck, William; Rice, Simon

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113173

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“…That up to 60% of men who suicide have connected with health care services in the 12 months prior to their death (Pearson et al, 2009) underscores the importance of knowing what men value most in their mental health care services. Adding to the work of Oliffe et al (2020), wherein men's engagement in mental health care services is explored, the current findings reveal how shifting masculinities can nourish men's motivation to forge collaborative therapeutic relationships.…”

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How to Save a Life: Vital Clues From Men Who Have Attempted Suicide

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Male suicide rates are high and rising, and important insights can be gleaned from understanding the experiences of men who have attempted suicide. Drawing from a grounded theory photovoice study of diverse Canadian men, three intertwined thematic processes were derived: (a) preceding death struggles, (b) life-ending attempts and saving graces, and (c) managing to stay alive post suicide attempt. Preceding death struggles were characterized by cumulative injuries, intensifying internalized pain, isolation, and participant’s efforts for belongingness in diminishing their distress. Men’s life-ending attempts included overdosing and jumping from bridges; independent of method, men’s saving graces emerged as changing their minds or being saved by others. Managing to stay alive post suicide attempt relied on men’s acceptance that their mental illness was unending but amenable to effective self-management with professional mental health care. The findings offer vital clues about how male suicide might be prevented.

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How to Save a Life: Vital Clues From Men Who Have Attempted Suicide

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“…15,16 Guiding patients to mental health services may not be enough, but also help-seeking is crucial for successful prevention and treatment of people with suicidality. 17,18 Another attitude change we observed was disapproval of suicidal disclosure. Students exposed to psychiatry scored had significantly low compared to the unexposed group.…”

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Change in attitude towards suicide with current undergraduate training in psychiatry: a cross-sectional study

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“…78 A case control study ( n = 3,396 older adults) reported that older men ( > 65 years) were 9 times more likely than women to die by suicide. 24 The highest risk was in low education and high unemployment males who had accessed an ED, been hospitalized, or diagnosed with a mental health disorder. 24 Among Toronto-based individuals who died by suicide ( n = 2,886), the highest male suicide rates were in middle age (45 to 54 years old) and older men over 80 years of age.…”

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Segmenting or Summing the Parts? A Scoping Review of Male Suicide Research in Canada

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Objective: Suicide in Canadian men is high and rising. Research consistently indicates increased suicide risk in male subgroups including sexual minority, Indigenous, middle-aged, and military men. The current scoping review addresses the research question: Among male subgroups featured in Canadian suicide research, what are the key findings to inform suicide prevention efforts?. Method: A scoping review was undertaken in accord with PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Structured searches were conducted in CIHAHL, Medline, PsychInfo, and Web of Science to identify studies reporting suicidality (suicidal ideation, plans and/or attempts) and suicide among men in Canada. Inclusion criteria comprised primary empirical studies featuring Canadian male subgroups published in English from 2009 to 2020 inclusive. Results: Sixty-eight articles met the inclusion criteria, highlighting significant rates of male suicidality and/or suicide in 3 categories: (1) health inequities ( n = 29); (2) age-specific ( n = 30); and (3) occupation ( n = 9). The health inequities category included sexual minority men, Indigenous, and other marginalized males (i.e., homeless, immigrant men, and men who use opiates). Age-specific men focused on adolescents and youth, and middle-aged and older males. Active military, veterans, and first responders featured in the occupation category. Studies compared at risk male subgroups to females, general male populations, and/or other marginalized groups in emphasizing mental health disparities and increased suicide risk. Some men’s suboptimal connections to existing mental health care services were also highlighted. Conclusion: While male subgroups who are vulnerable to suicidality and suicide were consistently described, these insights have not translated to tailored upstream suicide prevention services for Canadian boys and men. There may be some important gains through integrating social and mental health care services for marginalized men, implementing school-based masculinity programs for adolescent males, orientating clinicians to the potential for men’s mid-life suicide risks (i.e., separation, bereavement, retirement) and lobbying employers to norm help-seeking among activate military, veterans, and first responder males.

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Help-seeking prior to male suicide: Bereaved men perspectives

Cited by 31 publications

References 31 publications

How to Save a Life: Vital Clues From Men Who Have Attempted Suicide

How to Save a Life: Vital Clues From Men Who Have Attempted Suicide

Change in attitude towards suicide with current undergraduate training in psychiatry: a cross-sectional study

Segmenting or Summing the Parts? A Scoping Review of Male Suicide Research in Canada

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