| Title |
Forgiveness and Blame Among Suicide Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis on Reports of 4-Year Self-Help-Group Meetings
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Community Mental Health Journal, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10597-018-0291-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ines Testoni, Elisa Francescon, Diego De Leo, Anna Santini, Adriano Zamperini |
| Abstract |
This article presents the qualitative analysis of reports obtained through participant observations collected over a 4-year period in a series of suicide survivor self-help group meetings. It analysed how grievers' healing was managed by their own support. The longitudinal study was focused on self/other blame and forgiveness. Results show how self-blame was continuously present along all the period and how it increased when new participants entered the group. This finding indicates that self-blame characterizes especially the beginning of the participation, and that any new entrance rekindles the problem. However, no participant had ever definitively demonstrated self-forgiveness, while a general forgiveness appeared when self-blame stopped. It is also suggested how to facilitate the elaboration of self-blame and forgiveness. |
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