TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Roads less taken: Pathways to care before near-lethal suicide attempts
JO  - International social work
A1  - Law, Y.W.
SP  - 473
EP  - 485
VL  - 63
IS  - 4
N2  - This study identifies the cultural values affecting near-lethal suicide attempters' help-seeking behaviours. Six Chinese survivors of intentional near-lethal self-poisoning were interviewed and their medical records examined. Interviewees with strong suicidal intentions had less demand for healthcare services and were resistant to care. Non-contact with services was associated with perceived service irrelevance, unhelpfulness and personal need to maintain self-reliance and dignity. Service providers should be trained to be sensitive to these individual values to allow the delivery of a culturally-appropriate service for this population. Social work empowerment models that focus on users' self-reliance should be adopted in practice for this high-risk group. © The Author(s) 2018.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-8728
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872818796135
ID  - ref1
ER  -