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- Title
A Comparison of Suicide Note Writers with Suicides Who Did Not Leave Notes.
- Authors
Callanan, Valerie J.; Davis, Mark S.
- Abstract
There is disagreement in the suicide literature on the value of suicide notes as a data source, particularly regarding the extent to which suicide decedents who write notes differ from those who do not. Using 10 years of suicide cases from Summit County, Ohio, these two groups were compared on 40 variables including sociodemographic characteristics, reported affect before death, precipitating events, physical and mental health status and care, and method of suicide. The only differences found were that note writers were more likely to have lived alone and had made prior suicide threats. These findings suggest that for research purposes, suicide cases with and without notes are essentially similar.
- Subjects
SUMMIT County (Ohio); OHIO; SELF-destructive behavior; SUICIDAL ideation; RACIAL differences; REGIONAL differences; MENTAL health; SUICIDAL behavior; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; PATHOLOGICAL psychology
- Publication
Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009, Vol 39, Issue 5, p558
- ISSN
0363-0234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/suli.2009.39.5.558