Research participation experiences of informants of suicide and control cases: taken from a case-control psychological autopsy study of people who died by suicide.

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BACKGROUND: Ethical issues have been raised about using the psychological autopsy approach in the study of suicide. The impact on informants of control cases who participated in case-control psychological autopsy studies has not been investigated. AIMS: (1) To investigate whether informants of suicide cases recruited by two approaches (coroners' court and public mortuaries) respond differently to the initial contact by the research team. (2) To explore the reactions, reasons for participatio...

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Authors: Wong, P; Chan, W; Beh, P; Yau, F; Yip, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Crisis
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 238-246
• Publication date: 2010-01-01
• DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000025
• ISSN: 0227-5910
• Language: English
• Keywords: Suicide; Attitude to Health; Mortuary Practice; Follow-Up Studies; Self Report; Motivation; Adult; Middle Aged; Coroners and Medical Examiners; Male; Bereavement; Hong Kong; Family; Risk Assessment; Research Subjects; Interview, Psychological; Case-Control Studies; Chi-Square Distribution; Female; Data Collection; Humans; Adolescent; Research Design