Representations about suicide of women with history of domestic violence and suicide attempt

Suicide attempt is characterized by complex and multifaceted phenomena with significance on global public health. The aim of this study was to grasp the structure of social representations of suicide of women with history of domestic violence and suicide attempt. The study was developed with a qualitative approach, based on the Theory of Social Representations. There were 30 women that responded the Free Word Association Test, all of them with history of domestic violence and suicide attempt by poisoning. Data were processed through the EVOC software and the results were grouped into three categories: core elements, intermediate elements and peripheral elements. The representation of women about suicide is related to life histories characterized by rejection and lack of love, which leads to disease, especially because of depression. The feeling of powerlessness in face of the need for change and release produce emotional problems that culminate in the decision of committing suicide.

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Main Authors:	Correia,Cíntia Mesquita, Gomes,Nadirlene Pereira, Couto,Telmara Menezes, Rodrigues,Adriana Diniz, Erdmann,Alacoque Lorenzini, Diniz,Normélia Maria Freire
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem 2014
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072014000100118
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