Background. The psychological autopsy method offers the most direct technique currently
available for examining the relationship between particular antecedents and suicide. This …

Suicide is a major public health problem in the WHO European Region accounting for over
150,000 deaths per year. Suicidal crisis: Acute intervention should start immediately in order …

The World Health Organization (WHO) compiles and disseminates data on mortality and
morbidity reported by its Member States, according to one of its mandates. Since the WHO's …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and comorbidity of
current mental disorders defined by DSM-III-R among a random sample of suicide victims …

Objective Psychiatric illness is a potent risk factor for suicide, rates of which differ markedly
with age. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the psychiatric diagnoses of …

Background: The key role of prevention and treatment of mental disorders in the prevention
of suicide is widely acknowledged. Which specific disorders need to be targeted remains to …

Background: Few psychosocial risk factors for completed suicide in children and
adolescents have been studied systematically. The present study was designed to examine …

One of the most established “truths” in suicidology is that almost all (90% or more) of those
who kill themselves suffer from one or more mental disorders, and a causal link between the …

Despite the ethical codes guiding bereavement research, few studies have been conducted
to evaluate the perceived stress experienced by the bereaved, and to explore which …

Youth suicide, the third leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults,
accounts for more deaths in the United States than all natural causes combined among 15 …