Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 38 No. 2, 2026.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2026.196
Encountering patient suicide: Experience from the day hospital for early intervention
Daniela Šago
; University Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Ena Ivezić
; University Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Dominik Šmida
; Private practice, Zagreb, Croatia
Vladimir Grošić
; University Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the experiences of fellow patients following the suicide of a group member. Data were collected via a semi-structured interview conducted in a focus group, which comprised of eight patients attending therapy program in the Day hospital for early intervention. Their patients´ reactions reflected the process of mourning and concern for each other and for their own well-being. They were satisfied with the post-suicide actions of the therapy team, which instilled in them a sense of community and support, and some of them even showed signs of post-traumatic growth. We hope that these experiences may serve as a foundation for the development of more effective therapeutic strategies to lessen the trauma of suicide in group therapy.
Keywords
suicide; grief; focus group; group psychotherapy; post traumatic growth
Hrčak ID:
350272
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Publication date:
15.7.2026.
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