Overdoser som selvmord: en fenomenologisk case studie

Forfattere

  • Stian Biong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/suicidologi.2246

Sammendrag

Forskningslitteraturen dokumenterer at noen overdosedødsfall kan være selvmord. Denne studien baserer seg på data fra en gjennomgang av alle registrerte overdosedødsfall i Oslo i perioden 2006–2008. Med utgangspunkt i et case bestående av to av disse dødsfallene som ble vurdert å være selvmord enten på bakgrunn av spesifikke uttalelser eller avskjedsbrev, beskriver den hvordan pårørende og fagfolk erfarte de avdødes livsomstendigheter siste året de levde. Fenomenet overdoser som selvmord belyses også med erfaringer fra andre deltakere i Oslo-gjennomgangen. Gjennom en kvalitativ analyse fremkom fem forhold av betydning for overdoser som selvmord. Forholdene drøftes i lys av to av prinsippene fra Ottawa-erklæringen om å fremme helse. Konklusjonen antyder viktigheten av å innta en deltakerposisjon i forhold til personenes livsomstendigheter og betydningen av å skape håp. In the research literature there is documentation that some overdose deaths may be suicide. This study is based on data from a review of all fatal overdoses in Oslo during the period 2006-2008. Based on a case comprising two of these deaths that were assumed to be suicide, either based on specific statements or suicide notes, we describe how relatives and professionals experienced the deceased persons' life situation during the last year they lived. The phenomenon of overdose as suicide is also illustrated using the experiences of other participants in the Oslo study group. Using qualitative analysis, we found five important elements for overdose as suicide. These are discussed in the light of two of the principles for health promotion in the Ottawa declaration. We suggest the importance of taking on a participant-position in relation to the persons' life contexts and the meaning of creating hope.

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Publisert

2015-06-08