%0 Journal Article
%T Qualitative Research in Suicidology: Thoughts on Hjelmeland and Knizek¡¯s ¡°Why we Need Qualitative Research in Suicidology¡±
%A David Lester
%J Suicidology Online
%D 2010
%I Suicidology Online
%X A recent article by Hjelemand and Knizek presented the case for qualitative research in suicidology.The present essay identifies and illustrates six dimensions in their discussion: explaining versus understanding,qualitative versus quantitative studies, case studies versus large samples, descriptive versus inferential statistics,idiographic versus nomothetic approaches and phenomenological versus interpretative approaches.
%K Suicide
%K Qualitative Research
%U http://www.suicidology-online.com/pdf/SOL-2010-1-76-78.pdf