scholarly journals Forgiveness Postvention with a Survivor of Suicide Following a Loved One Suicide: A Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 688-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunjin Lee ◽  
Robert Enright ◽  
Jichan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Loved One ◽  
Survivor Of Suicide

scholarly journals Restrictive practices on refugees in Australia with intellectual disability and challenging behaviours: a family’s story

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie King ◽  
Niki Edwards ◽  
Ignacio Correa-Velez ◽  
Rosalyn Darracott ◽  
Maureen Fordyce
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Service System ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Refugee Status ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Restrictive Practice ◽  
Complex Disability

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of a refugee family navigating complex disability and restrictive practice service systems. Living with disability, or caring for someone with disability can compound the disadvantage and marginalisation already experienced by refugees. The nexus between disability and refugee status, particularly intellectual disability and restrictive practices, has received little scholarly attention and almost nothing is known of people’s experiences in this situation. Design/methodology/approach Thematic analysis of a case study is used to illustrate the experiences of a refugee family in this situation. The case study presented was part of a larger ethnographic study exploring the experiences of people of refugee background living with disability. Findings There were numerous barriers to accessing appropriate services. The family experienced high levels of stress simultaneously navigating the resettlement process and the disability service system. They were poorly informed and disempowered regarding the care of their loved one and the use of restrictive practices. Experiences in the country of origin, employment responsibilities, and unfamiliarity with the service system were key factors in this family’s difficulty in safeguarding the rights of their family member with disability. Originality/value This case study examines the complexity experienced when disability intersects with refugee background. Areas for additional research and significant gaps in service provision are identified. The case study clearly demonstrates the importance of understanding people’s pre- and post-settlement experiences to inform policy and service provision.

scholarly journals PREVENÇÃO E POSVENÇÃO DO SUICÍDIO: RELATOS DE PARENTES DE PESSOAS QUE MORRERAM POR SUICÍDIO

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Rosario Martinho Sunde ◽  
◽  
Doglas M. Alberto Paqueleque ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Financial Conditions ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Informed Consent Form ◽  
Long Time

This article on suicide prevention and prevention is a case study involving relatives of people who died by suicide. This study aimed to evaluate suicide prevention and prevention strategies. A qualitative approach combined with an interview content analysis applied to 2 people (+18 years old) was used. The interviews were conducted at the participants' homes after being contacted and a free and informed consent form was presented. The results of this research lead us to conclude that after the death of a relative by suicide there are many marks between indignations, couplings, anguish and suffering for the disappearance of the loved one. We also realized that, due to lack of financial conditions, the problems related to grief are managed among family members through a circle of conversations and self-help, which can lead survivors to experience experiences of pain and grief for a long time. To this end, it is suggested to promote psychological care services for bereaved relatives to prevent cases of complicated grief and contagious suicide. To this end, health centers must create cooperation links with legal entities tracking cases of death by suicide for proper follow-up.

Case Study of a Survivor of Suicide Who Lost All Family Members Through Parent–Child Collective Suicide

Crisis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunjin Lee ◽  
Sung won Kim ◽  
Robert D. Enright
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Adult Survivor ◽  
Survivors Of Suicide ◽  
Survivor Of Suicide ◽  
Complicated Bereavement ◽  
Detailed Picture ◽  
Parent Child

Background: South Korea is characterized by a high percentage of parent–child collective suicide. Aims: This case study explores one individual’s personal experience as an adult survivor of suicide who lost his wife and his only son through parent–child collective suicide in South Korea. Method: The study reports data from a semistructured interview, which were analyzed using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA). Results: Two themes were identified through the analysis of the narratives of the survivor. The first theme provides a detailed picture of the survivor’s explanation of why the parent–child collective suicide occurred. The second theme examines how the participant experienced complicated bereavement after his heart-breaking loss of both wife and son. Conclusion: We discuss the importance of support from other people or grief experts for the survivors of suicide who lose family to collective suicide.

“What made you choose blue?” On becoming more “awkward”

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Ron Iphofen
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Progressive Dementia ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Close Family Member ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Close Family

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer insights into the personal experience of dealing with the progressive dementia of a close family member. Design/methodology/approach – Selected journal/diary entries over a ten-year period. Edited and anonymised. Findings – Even informed professionals with knowledge into the health and care system can struggle with the challenges of the progressive dementia of a loved one and managing the system. Research limitations/implications – One shot case study influenced by the moral and emotional proximity. Practical implications – Case studies can offer a range of diverse, if not unique, examples of the specific needs and problems faced by families that carers should take note of. Originality/value – All case studies are unique. But narrative accounts, even if episodic, can bring home-specific illustrations of good, best and problematic practices.

scholarly journals Bridge Over Troubled Waters: End-of-Life (EOL) Decisions, A Qualitative Case Study

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Callahan ◽  
Nancy Maldonado ◽  
Joan Efinger
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Advanced Directives ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
The Social ◽  
Eol Care ◽  
Share Information

This case study investigated the psychological and emotional experiences of nine health care professionals who attended a Five Wishes seminar, designed to acquaint participants with thinking holistically about death. All the self-selected participants had experienced the death of a loved one and indicated they were able to discuss death issues. Data collection included interviews, observations, physical artifacts, and the Five Wishes documents. Content analysis was the central technique used to identify themes. Findings indicated participants attended the EOL seminar to share information with their colleagues and patients; the information also interested them personally. However, facing death and making EOL care decisions were difficult for the participants. The EOL seminars educated them regarding some of the mysteries and problem s of EOL care and offered them some solutions and insights bot h professionally and personally. This study has implications for educators and health care professionals: 1) EOL decisions are facilitated by the social support of group settings . 2) Reluctance about facing death can be reduced by comprehensive, lifelong education beginning in the early childhood years and culminating with holistic advanced directives such as the Five Wishes.

scholarly journals Grief, Traumatic Loss and Coping following Bereavement: Case Study of Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma Kaneez
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Coping

Loss of a loved one is a very painful and often a traumatic experience for most of the people. The burden of the loss can be carried over a life time or laid down. Grief is a profound and complex response for those who have been left behind. There found different gender reactions in grief and traumatic event. Women tend to experience more intense emotional reactions such as shock, denial, anger, depression that may linger on for quite some time, especially when they were widow and mother. Individuals grieve differently, yet coping with bereavement depends upon the personal characteristics, available support, coping mechanism, faith and self concept of sufferers. Using the case study approach, this article explores the grief, trauma (psychological response) and coping pattern among bereaved women while struggling with the loss. The cases of three Muslim women widowed during the last one year were analyzed. Findings highlight the importance of social support, religious or spiritual beliefs, traumatic growth in bereavement and coping with the loss of a family member.

The Hidden Among the Hidden

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen K. Black ◽  
John T. Groce ◽  
Charles E. Harmon
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Male Caregivers ◽  
Older Males

The question of our research and our book is as follows: What is the experience of African-American elder male caregivers? Research and literature on African-American older males as informal, primary caregivers of demented or impaired family members, particularly spouses, are negligible. Male caregivers in general have been called “hidden” caregivers. Thus, we named the elderly African-American male caregivers we interviewed for this book “the hidden among the hidden.” We asked the experts—a group of 13 African-American male caregivers—to discuss the concrete and nonmaterial aspects of giving care to an impaired loved one. Our book addresses the knowledge gap about African-American male caregivers by revealing, in case-study form, their experiences of caregiving in the context of their personal biography and cohort history. Our focus is the practical and existential meaning of daily life as a caregiver. The men discussed in this book are over 60 years of age, most are long married, and they have been caregivers in their homes for at least 5 years and as long as 25 years. Their loved ones, particularly wives, suffered from a variety of illnesses and debilities that necessitated hands-on care. The book examines varied aspects of the caregiving experience, the unique generativity of men who give care, and the emotions and conflicts about decision making that emerge in day-to-day caregiving.

When a loved one feels unfamiliar: A case study on the neural basis of Capgras delusion

Cortex ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 75-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane M. Thiel ◽  
Sara Studte ◽  
Helmut Hildebrandt ◽  
Rene Huster ◽  
Riklef Weerda
Keyword(s):  
Neural Basis ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Capgras Delusion

Competing Developmental Demands Among Suicide-Bereaved Emerging Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-169
Author(s):  
Jessica Mead
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Program Evaluations ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Catholic Charities ◽  
Suicide Bereaved

This qualitative group case study was ascertained to conceptualize theory on the topic of grief and emerging adulthood. A literature review proved no research to this specific experience. The aim of this study was to understand the suicide grief experience in this developmental stage. Based on the exploration of 150 suicide-bereaved emerging adults, participants in the Catholic Charities Young Adult Support Group expressed common themes related to the their unique grief experiences. Criterion sampling was used, as all these individuals voluntarily attended this group after losing a loved one to suicide. The methodology was observation and recording of oral data, and participants were asked to provide quarterly program evaluations. The analysis of data was recorded based on observed themes of statements made by participants. The conceptualized grief experiences that underpin this stage of development appear to work in opposition with grief tasks. This population would benefit from further research.

scholarly journals Empathear: Design of a system to elicit empathy in siblings of voice hearers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sarah Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Hearing Voices ◽  
The Public ◽  
Product Service ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future

<p>It is said that one in five adults will be affected by some form of mental disorder every year, and nearly half the population (45%) will experience a mental disorder at some stage in their life (SaneAustralia, 2004).  This research poses the question: ‘How can design elicit empathy in siblings of voices hearers? Testing and using a designed device to simulate dynamic Auditory Hallucinations or ‘Voices’ in order for family members to experience an in-depth understanding of their own reaction to hearing ‘voices’. With multiple studies affirming that families are crucial to recovery, this thesis research targets families to provide an education on how to positively perpetuate the recovery of a loved one suffering from hearing voices.  Empathy is the driving concept of this research, challenging the ability of a designed devices ability to elicit empathy. Through the design of a wearable technology scarf and smart phone App (both entitled Empathear) created to emulate ‘voices’, this thesis has developed and tested, a product-service system that provides family members a simulated voice hearing experience which can be undertaken in the family home and out in the general public. These voices adapt to the wearer’s environment, becoming louder, softer, more intense or relaxed. Using Empathear outside of the home is very important to this research as it allows family members to see what it is like to speak to members of the public with the distraction of voices.  This research identified four common themes expressed by those interviewed: - Distraction and Concentration - Personal Adaption into a Progressional Experience - Empathy and Appreciation - Positivity for the Future  Empathear fills a gap in the market, helping families to take control, becoming their own instigators of positive change. From a case study of user testing of the chosen design output – the Empathear App, it was found that this research was successful in achieving improved empathetic concern, with all sibling participants acknowledging a change in empathy towards their loved one. This generated a motivation, especially in younger participants, to improve the future of their loved one akin to Daniel C. Batson’s Altruism (Chapter 5.1 Types of Empathy).  This research worked to avoid personal distress in participants by allowing them the option to turn the App off at any stage, giving participants free range on how they wanted to orchestrate their personal voices experience. Empathear has given premise to understanding that distinguishing the illness from our loved one can be achieved through understanding our own reaction to voices. Participants were given an experience of how their personality could be tested by this adversity, allowing them to recognize the reasons behind their loved ones day to day actions and reactions.</p>

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