Table 1.

Interview guide.

RESEARCH INTERVIEW n°1

- Could you explain to me why, in your opinion, you are receiving care in this department?

- Could you tell me what led you to hurt yourself, in your opinion?

- In what circumstances did these acts take place? Can you tell me more?

- How are things in your family? With your parents? Your brothers and sisters? How do you get along? Are you similar?

- How are things at school? With your friends?

- For the next interview we have, I would like to ask you to bring an object that's associated with your action. It could, for example, be a concrete object, a text, an image, or even a song, but it must be directly related to your act. At our next appointment, we will discuss this object, its history, and what it represents to you.

RESEARCH INTERVIEW n°2

- Can you tell me why you chose this object, text, image, or song to remember your action? How does it represent that for you?

- What memories are associated with it?

- How do you see the fact of having injured yourself? How do you see the fact of having attempted suicide? What sense does it make for you?

- What are its reasons, in your opinion?

- How do you think your family experienced this act (or these acts)? Do you have the feeling that your relationships had changed, either before or after?

This table summarizes the “starter” questions used to guide the two research interviews with each of the adolescents.