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A hermeneutic phenomenological understanding of men's healing from childhood maltreatment
Danny G Willis1, Alison M Rhodes2, James N Dionne-Odom2
1Boston College Danny.willis@bc.edu.
Purpose:
To describe and interpret men's experience of healing from childhood maltreatment.
Design:
Hermeneutic phenomenological.
Method:
In-depth interviews. Community-based purposive, maximum variation sampling approach. Recruitment occurred through posting flyers and advertisements. Verbatim data were analyzed and themes of the meaning of healing were identified.
Findings:
The meaning of healing was interpreted as "moving beyond suffering." Five themes were identified to capture the multidimensional nature of the phenomenon: (a) breaking through the masculine veneer, (b) finding meaning, (c) choosing to live well, (d) caring for the self using holistic healing methods, and (e) engaging in humanizing relationships.
Conclusions:
Men who survived childhood maltreatment have needs to heal holistically mind, body, and spirit. Meeting their needs requires the provision of highly compassionate humanistic healing environments and healing-promotive nursing care.
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