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dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Elizabeth Annen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-03T23:30:53Z
dc.date.available2010-03-03T23:30:53Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-03T23:30:53Z
dc.date.submittedJanuary 2009en_US
dc.identifier.otherDISS-10552en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10106/2100
dc.description.abstractOver a million people worldwide die by suicide each year. 32,000 of these deaths occur in the United States. Strikingly, that number is miniscule in comparison to the 300,000 additionally recorded and 775,000 estimated non fatal attempts in that same year's time (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008; Maris, Berman &amp Silverman, 2000). In 1999, suicide was recognized by the Surgeon General as a serious public health issue (Satcher, 2000). The purpose for this study was two-fold. First and foremost the effort was to increase knowledge about why people die by suicide. Secondly, the author hoped to assess the suitability and advantage of using the qualitative method known as phenomenology to conduct psychological autopsies. The findings from this study cannot be generalized because of the number of participants and the nature of the method. However, the findings are thought- provoking and present a telling picture of the struggles of both the decedents and their survivors. The narratives, when compared to the presented theories, demonstrate the way in which few people perfectly fit a theoretical mold.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAguirre, Reginaen_US
dc.language.isoENen_US
dc.publisherSocial Worken_US
dc.titlePhenomenological Psychological Autopsies: A Survivor Driven Model For Understanding Suicideen_US
dc.typeM.S.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeChairAguirre, Reginaen_US
dc.degree.departmentSocial Worken_US
dc.degree.disciplineSocial Worken_US
dc.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Arlingtonen_US
dc.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.externalLinkhttps://www.uta.edu/ra/real/editprofile.php?onlyview=1&pid=1354
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