Entangled: A mixed method analysis of nurses with mental health problems who die by suicide

• Published in: Nursing inquiry Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. e12537 - n/a
• Main Authors: Barnes, Arianna, Ye, Gordon Y., Ayers, Cadie, Choflet, Amanda, Lee, Kelly C., Zisook, Sidney, Davidson, Judy E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Bereavement; Chronic illnesses; Chronic Pain; Death & dying; depression; Drug use; Early intervention; Grief; Health behavior; Health problems; Humans; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Mental health services; Mixed methods research; Narratives; Natural language processing; nurse; Nurses; occupational stress; Pain; Psychiatric nurses; Quality of Life; Stigma; Substance abuse; substance‐related disorders; Suicidal behavior; Suicide; Violent death; chronic pain; natural language processing; occupational stress; mental health; substance-related disorders; suicide; nurse; depression

Nurses die by suicide at a higher rate than the general population. Previous studies have observed mental health problems, including substance use, as a prominent antecedent before death. The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of nurses who died by suicide documented in the dea...