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ArticleJournal of health psychology2026

Living with multiple sclerosis: A qualitative exploration of death, dying and suicide, in UK adults.

Daniel Dowling, Lydia Poole, Kimberley J Smith

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Article in Journal of health psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Daniel DowlingUniversity of Surrey, UK.
Lydia PooleUniversity of Surrey, UK.
Kimberley J SmithUniversity of Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1323-627X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This qualitative study explored factors contributing to suicidal ideation among people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) using the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model (IMV) of suicide as a theoretical framework. Sixteen participants were interviewed and data analysed using Framework Analysis. The analysis generated four core themes: Theme 1:'Journey to Diagnosis', captured the difficulties faced by people with MS as they sought a diagnosis and how this could be a trigger point for suicidal ideation. Theme 2: 'Loss and Deprivation', captured the struggles and consequences of living with MS which was linked to the transition from the pre-motivational to motivational phase of the IMV. Theme 3: 'Permanence', captured the cyclical and chronic nature of MS and was linked to entrapment in the IMV. Finally, theme 4: 'Death and Suicide', captured perspectives on death, dying, and suicide and the factors linked to suicidal ideation.

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Attitude to DeathMultiple SclerosisSuicidal IdeationSuicideAdultAgedFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedMotivationQualitative ResearchUnited Kingdomdeathdyingmultiple sclerosisqualitativesuicide

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PMID40851542
PMCPMC12960738

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