Suicide: Psychological autopsy, a research tool for prevention

Abstract

This document is the summary of the results of work of the expert group convened by Inserm in the contexte of the collective expert evaluation procedure in response to the request from the French Authority General of Health (DGS) for reducing risk factors of suicide. The "Psychological autopsy" is evaludated as a research tool for prevention. The expertise is based on available scientific data taken from about 350 relevant articles and documents from the first semester of 2004.