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ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2026

The meaning of being suicidal - a reflective lifeworld research.

Tanja Eriksson, Tabita Sellin, Maria Fogelkvist, Katarina Lindstedt

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Article in International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 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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Tanja ErikssonDepartment of Psychiatry, Region Örebro County, University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, SE, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0008-3994-0207
Tabita SellinDepartment of Psychiatry, Region Örebro County, University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, SE, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5030-6353
Maria FogelkvistDepartment of Psychiatry, Region Örebro County, University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, SE, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-2655-3573
Katarina LindstedtDepartment of Psychiatry, Region Örebro County, University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, SE, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1068-6929

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Abstract

purposeWhat drives a person towards death and what it entails to try to kill oneself is not fully understood. This study aimed to examine suicidality as a phenomenon, and to elucidate the essential meaning of being suicidal.

methodsApplying Reflective Lifeworld Research, the phenomenon of being suicidal was explored through interviews with seven adult suicide attempt survivors (4 men, 3 women; aged 18-54) with various diagnoses. Interviews were analysed using meaning-oriented analysis.

resultsThe four essential structures

conclusionThis study provides deep understanding about the suicidal mind which may be used in development of assessment instruments and interventions for suicide prevention.

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Attitude to DeathSuicidal IdeationSuicideSuicide, AttemptedSurvivorsAdolescentAdultCognitive ReflectionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchYoung Adultbeing suicidalessencelived experiencephenomenonreflective lifeworld researchsuicide attemptSuicide attempt survivors

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PMID42626891
PMCPMC13501738

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