The interplay between suicidal experiences, psychotic experiences and interpersonal relationships: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicidal thoughts, acts, plans and deaths are considerably more prevalent in people with non-affective psychosis, including schizophrenia, compared to the general population. Social isolation and interpersonal difficulties have been implicated in pathways which underpin suicidal experiences in people with severe mental health problems. However, the interactions between psychotic experiences, such as hallucinations and paranoia, suicidal experiences, and the presence, and indeed, absence of interpersonal relationships is poorly understood and insufficiently explored. The current study sought to contribute to this understanding.

Methods

An inductive thematic analysis was conducted on transcripts of 22, individual, semi-structured interviews with adult participants w

SUBMITTER: Gooding P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668454 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature