Citation

Kalischuk RG, Nixon G. Int. J. Ment. Health Addiction 2009; 7(2): 389-402.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11469-009-9193-5

PMID

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Abstract

Youth suicide is a complex and perplexing public health problem. This article presents a brief overview of related literature, describes a transpersonal theory of healing following youth suicide, and provides practice implications. Individual healing is conceptually described as a transpersonal journey characterized by the inter-relationships among three healing patterns: Self-reflection (thinking), Self-care (acting), and Self-transcendence (being). During our interactions with survivors, as professionals, we need to be mindful that we do not inadvertently and prematurely abort the self-transcendent healing pattern. One way of facilitating healing is to be fully present with survivors in each and every moment. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Language: en

Keywords

Survivors; Youth suicide; Self-transcendence; Grounded theory method; Self-reflection; Selfcare; Transpersonal