Role of the Psychiatric Nurse in Improving the Psychosocial Health of Families After Suicide

Abstract

Suicide is defined as death that occurs as a result of deliberate self-harming behavior with the intention of ending one's life. Each suicide has many physical, economic and psychological short and long-term effects on the individual, family, friends and society. The death of an individual as a result of suicide creates a traumatic effect for family members and causes family members to experience various psychosocial problems. For this reason, it is very important to focus on the consequences of suicide in family members who have lost due to suicide, to evaluate the family's reactions to suicide, and to provide the needed psychosocial support. In this context, in this review, it is aimed to review the literature on the psychosocial problems experienced by families who have lost due to suicide and to present up-to-date information on the role of psychiatric nurse in improving the psychosocial health status of families.

Keywords

• Suicide
• bereavement
• loss
• psychiatric nursing

İntihar Sonrası Ailelerin Psikososyal Sağlık Durumunu İyileştirmede Psikiyatri Hemşiresinin Rolü

Öz

İntihar, kişinin hayatına son vermek niyetiyle kendine yönelik kasıtlı zarar verme davranışı sonucu meydana gelen ölüm olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Her bir intiharın birey, aile, arkadaş ve toplum üzerinde fiziksel, ekonomik ve psikolojik olarak kısa ve uzun vadeli pek çok etkisi bulunmaktadır. Bireyin intihar sonucu ölümü aile üyeleri için travmatik bir etki yaratmakta ve aile üyelerinin çeşitli psikososyal sorunlar yaşamalarına neden olmaktadır. Bu nedenle intihar nedeniyle kayıp yaşayan aile üyelerinde intiharın sonuçlarına odaklanılması, ailenin intihara tepkilerinin değerlendirilmesi ve gereksinim duyulan psikososyal desteğin sağlanması oldukça önemlidir. Bu bağlamda bu derlemede intihar nedeniyle kayıp yaşayan ailelerin yaşadıkları psikososyal sorunlara ilişkin literatürün gözden geçirilmesi ve ailelerin psikososyal sağlık durumunu iyileştirmede psikiyatri hemşiresinin rolü ile ilgili güncel bilgilerin sunulması amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İntihar
• yas süreci
• kayıp
• psikiyatri hemşireliği

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