Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie"
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An escape from agony: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda
Kizza, Dorothy; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Kinyanda, Eugene; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews. Three to five relatives and friends for each of the three suicides recruited ... -
Barriers toward help-seeking among young men prior to suicide
Rasmussen, Mette Lyberg; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Dieserud, Gudrun Klemetsdal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study explores barriers to help-seeking among young men prior to suicide. We analyzed 61 in-depth interviews with parents, siblings, friends, and ex-partners of 10 young men (aged 18–30) with no record of mental ... -
Bedre omsorg, færre selvmord?
Hagen, Julia; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Espeland, Kristin; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
A call for change from impersonal risk assessment to a relational approach: professionals’ reflections on the national guidelines for suicide prevention in mental health care in Norway
Espeland, Kristin; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose The purpose of the study is to explore how professionals working with suicide prevention experience the influence of the national guidelines on mental healthcare, and to gather recommendations for which steps to ... -
Connecting with suicidal patients in psychiatric wards: Therapist challenges
Hagen, Julia; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this qualitative interview study, the authors investigated how therapists experience and view treatment and care for suicidal patients in psychiatric wards. The focus is on aspects that may contribute toward shaping and ... -
Erfaringer med bruk av treningskjøkken for pasienter med kognitiv funksjonssvikt : en kvalitativ studie av ergoterapeuters erfringer fra observasjoner i aktiviteter på treningskjøkken
Hovde, Lene Meinskar (Master thesis, 2016)Bakgrunn: Politiske føringer gir signaler om at helsetjenestene skal fokusere på brukermedvirkning og anvende kunnskapsbasert praksis i sin virksomhet. Studier viser at ergoterapeuter er på vei mot en kunnskapsbasert ... -
Former suicidal inpatients' experiences of treatment and care in psychiatric wards in Norway
Hagen, Julia; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how former suicidal inpatients experienced treatment and care in psychiatric wards in Norway following the implementation of the National guidelines for prevention of suicide ... -
From condemnation to understanding: Views on suicidal behaviour in Ghana in transition
Osafo, Joseph; Akotia, Charity S.; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The cultural context in which suicide occurs has been emphasized as critical in understanding the act and informing prevention. Yet the penchant of psychiatrizing suicidality in mainstream suicidology relegates cultural ... -
“ … I felt completely stranded”: Liminality and recognition of personhood in the experiences of suicidal women admitted to psychiatric hospital
Hagen, Julia; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how patients experience their suicidality andhow they experience being in a psychiatric hospital.Methods: This is part of a field study, and the article is based on data ... -
"If you do not birget [manage] then you don?t belong here": a qualitative focus group study on the cultural meanings of suicide among Indigenous Sámi in arctic Norway
Stoor, Jon Petter Anders; Berntsen, Gro; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Silviken, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Suicide is a major public health issue across the Arctic, especially among Indigenous Peoples. The aim of this study was to explore and describe cultural meanings of suicide among Sámi in Norway. Five open-ended focus group ... -
It is a man's world: Exploring the cultural meaning(s) of suicide among men in Ghana
Andoh-Arthur, Johnny (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:246, Doctoral thesis, 2019) -
Lifesaving turning points: First-person accounts of recovery after suicide attempt(s)
Espeland, Kristin; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study explores the recovery processes of persons who had attempted suicide. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight persons who had attempted suicide and the data were analyzed by means of systematic text ... -
Religion as Meaning-Making Resource in Understanding Suicidal Behavior in Ghana and Uganda
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Andoh-Arthur, Johnny; Osafo, Joseph; Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Akotia, Charity; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
Selvmordsforebygging i psykisk helsevern - Er vi på riktig spor?
Nygaard, Tove Ueland (Master thesis, 2017)Hensikten i denne masteroppgaven er å drøfte ulike sider ved helsemyndighetenes anbefalinger for forebygging av suicid i psykisk helsevern. Målet er å fremme refleksjon rundt hvorvidt dokumentet Nasjonale retningslinjer ... -
Social injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the attitudes towards suicide of lay persons in Ghana
Osafo, Joseph; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Akotia, Charity; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)One way of furthering our understanding of suicidal behaviour is to examine people’s attitudes towards it and how they conceive the act. The aim of this study was to understand how lay persons conceive the impact of suicide ... -
Suicidal behaviour across the African continent: A review of the literature
Mars, B; Burrows, SM; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Gunnell, David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Suicide is a major cause of premature mortality worldwide, but data on its epidemiology in Africa, the world’s second most populous continent, are limited. Methods: We systematically reviewed published ... -
Suicide and mental disorders: A discourse of politics, power, and vested interests
Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)One of the most well-established truths in suicidology is that mental disorders play a significant role in at least 90% of suicides, and a causal relationship between the two is often implied. In this article, the authors ... -
The relationship between sales of SSRI, TCA and suicide rates in the Nordic countries
Zahl, Per Henrik; Leo, Diego De; Ekeberg, Øivind; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Dieserud, Gudrun Klemetsdal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: In the period 1990-2006, strong and almost equivalent increases in sales figures of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were observed in all Nordic countries. The sales figures of tricyclic ... -
To die or not to die: a qualitative study of men's suicidality in Norway
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Previous research has shown that men who adhere to traditional beliefs about masculinity have increased health risks compared to those who do not. Single marital status, unemployment, retirement, and physical ...