@article{ref1,
title="Shame behind the masks: the parents' perspective on their sons' suicide",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2013",
author="Törnblom, Annelie Werbart and Werbart, Andrzej and Rydelius, Per-Anders",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="242-261",
abstract="Suicides are more frequent among boys than girls. A tentative, conceptual model of processes behind suicide among boys and young men (aged 12-25), grounded in their parents' views, is presented. Extensive interviews with parents in 33 cases of suicide were analyzed using grounded-theory methodology. Family alliances, coalitions, and secrets interacted with the boy concealing problems and &quot;hiding behind a mask,&quot; while the professionals did not understand the emergency. Four interwoven paths to suicide were found: the boy was hunted and haunted, addicted, depressed, or psychotic. Different forms of shame were hidden behind the masks of &quot;the clown,&quot; &quot;the warrior,&quot; and &quot;the prince.&quot; Future preventive programs need to address barriers to communication among all parties involved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2013.805644",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2013.805644"
}