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Citation |
Draper B, Krysinska K, Snowdon J, De Leo D. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2018; 48(4): 449-458. |
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Affiliation |
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2018, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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DOI |
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28640962 |
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Abstract |
Based on psychological autopsy data, the study compared awareness of suicide risk in the deceased among next-of-kin (NOK) and health care professionals (HCPs), and communication between these two groups in the month before death. The NOKs had significantly more knowledge about the decedent's suicide warning signs than the HCPs (90.5% vs. 44.6%). Contact between NOK and HCP was initiated more often by the family than the HCPs (29.4% vs. 5.9%). The study found communication gaps between HCPs and NOK and stresses the need for suicide prevention strategies strengthening communication between these two groups. Language: en |