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008			110331s2003 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_a362.28 FEM
100			_aCurtis, Cate _91006
245			_aFemale suicidal behaviour : _binitiation, cessation and prevention _cCurtis, Cate
246			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at the University of Waikato
260			_c2003
300			_axiii, 321 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at the University of Waikato. Available for loan from the University of Waikato library.
520			_aThis thesis explores non-fatal suicidal behaviour in young women. The approach taken is qualitative in orientation. The central form of data collection was the semi-structured interview. Interviews were conducted with key informants, including counsellors, clinicians and social workers, and with women who had engaged in suicidal behaviour. The primary focus of the research was to explore the narratives of women who had engaged in suicidal behaviour, to contextualise their insights, understand their experiences and to examine the meaning of events leading to, and implicated in the recovery from, suicidal behaviour. This material demonstrates the importance of gender in suicidal behaviour and cessation, as well as highlighting the limitations of many available therapeutic settings. A key finding of the research is the confirmation of sexual abuse as a common precursor to suicidal behaviour, especially when in conjunction with other, mainly familial, risk factors and an absence of protective factors. More significantly, the women noted that the effects of sexual abuse were exacerbated by problems with disclosure. Issues of control emerged as key to both suicidal behaviour and cessation, relating to family circumstance, abuse, disclosure of abuse and efficacy of forms of intervention. Material gathered from the women emphasises the multi-causal and complex aspects of suicidal behaviour. The complexity of lived experience has implication for effective intervention and prevention strategies. Many of the women stressed the problematic nature of the forms of intervention they were able to access. Some regarded their experiences of intervention as reinforcing their feelings of lack of control. This was largely confirmed by analysis of the interviews with key informants.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
522			_anz
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
650	2	7	_2FVC _aADOLESCENTS _943
650	2	7	_2FVC _aALCOHOL ABUSE _955
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDRUG ABUSE _9207
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aGENDER _9269
650	2	7	_aMĀORI _9357
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aNEGLECT _9401
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSELF HARM _9519
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSUICIDE _9586
650	2	7	_aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_aYOUNG WOMEN _9661
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856	4		_uhttps://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/Cate%20Curtis%20(2003).pdf
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS