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Direct linkPouliot, Louise; De Leo, Diego – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
This paper reviews research based on the psychological autopsy (PA) method applied to the study of suicide. It evidences the presence of a number of methodological problems. Shortcomings concern sampling biases in the selection of control subjects, confounding influences of extraneous variables, and reliability of the assessment instruments. The…
Descriptors: Investigations, Suicide, Psychological Studies, Research Methodology
