@article{ref1,
title="Psychological autopsy of suicide-a cross-sectional study",
journal="Indian journal of psychiatry",
year="2005",
author="Khan, Farooq Ahmed and Anand, B. and Devi, M. Gowri and Murthy, K. Krishna",
volume="47",
number="2",
pages="73-78",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Psychological autopsy is the reconstruction of events leading to death. There are few studies on psychological autopsy. AIM: To understand the profile of suicide completers and find out ways of dealing with it. METHODS: Fifty suicide cases were analysed. Using a semi-structured, self-designed questionnaire, the family, friends and relatives of the deceased were interviewed. RESULTS: The presence of some type of psychiatric disorder and stressful life events are two important reasons for committing suicide. CONCLUSION: Psychological autopsy is a very important tool for assessing the causes and precipitants of suicide. More and more studies in this field are required with a larger sample size for the evaluation of suicides.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0019-5545",
doi="10.4103/0019-5545.55935",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.55935"
}