TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - How adolecents experience the suicide of a friend: an exploratory study
JO  - Santé mentale au Québec
A1  - Gratton, Francine
A1  - Bouchard, Louise
SP  - 203
EP  - 226
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - The objective of this qualitative study was undertaken for a better understanding of the experiences of grieving adolescents following a peer suicide. Interviews were carried out with five adolescents whose friends committed suicide. The principal finding emerging from the data analysis, based on grounded theory, witnesses the following: for these adolescents, peer suicide is a difficult gesture to understand leading them to a quest of self-inquiry. When these adolescents learned of the suicide, they experienced turmoil characterised by a panoply of emotions. This state was followed by a series of questions to which the adolescents sought various responses. Despite a decline in these turbulent emotions, a process of questioning continued to discern the true reasons behind the suicide of their peer. Throughout the presentation of results, links are established with other studies.<p />  <p>Language: fr</p>
LA  - fr
SN  - 0383-6320
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -