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Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors of Suicide Decedents and Survivor of Suicide Loss: Psychological Autopsy Study of Incheon City in South Korea

In South Korea, the suicide rate is more than double the OECD average, and precise identification of the cause is required for suicide prevention. Psychological autopsy is used to reveal factors related to suicidal behavior; however, such studies are lacking in Korea. This study investigated the fac...

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Autores principales: Bae, Mi-Nam, Cho, Seo-Eun, Ryu, Ju-Hyeon, Kim, Mi-Hwa, Jeon, Hye-Jin, Shin, Eun-Ji, Lee, Seon-A, Hwang, Tae-Yeon, Kang, Seung-Gul
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35805554
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137895
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author Bae, Mi-Nam
Cho, Seo-Eun
Ryu, Ju-Hyeon
Kim, Mi-Hwa
Jeon, Hye-Jin
Shin, Eun-Ji
Lee, Seon-A
Hwang, Tae-Yeon
Kang, Seung-Gul
author_facet Bae, Mi-Nam
Cho, Seo-Eun
Ryu, Ju-Hyeon
Kim, Mi-Hwa
Jeon, Hye-Jin
Shin, Eun-Ji
Lee, Seon-A
Hwang, Tae-Yeon
Kang, Seung-Gul
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description In South Korea, the suicide rate is more than double the OECD average, and precise identification of the cause is required for suicide prevention. Psychological autopsy is used to reveal factors related to suicidal behavior; however, such studies are lacking in Korea. This study investigated the factors related to suicide using psychological autopsies in Incheon, a major city in Korea. In total, 46 cases were investigated using the Korea-Psychological Autopsy Checklist (K-PAC), and data on mental health conditions and psychosocial factors of suicide decedents and their families were analyzed. It was estimated that 87% of individuals of suicides had a mental health condition before death, but only 15.2% continued treatment or counseling. Most individuals who died of suicide showed warning signs before death, but only 19.6% of survivors of suicide loss noticed them. Mental health concerns before and after the death of the individual were also identified in more than half of their families. To prevent suicide, intensive and continuous treatment for psychiatric conditions and prompt recognition of active response to suicide warning signs are required. Care for the mental health of family members is also important.
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spelling pubmed-92660222022-07-09 Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors of Suicide Decedents and Survivor of Suicide Loss: Psychological Autopsy Study of Incheon City in South Korea Bae, Mi-Nam Cho, Seo-Eun Ryu, Ju-Hyeon Kim, Mi-Hwa Jeon, Hye-Jin Shin, Eun-Ji Lee, Seon-A Hwang, Tae-Yeon Kang, Seung-Gul Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In South Korea, the suicide rate is more than double the OECD average, and precise identification of the cause is required for suicide prevention. Psychological autopsy is used to reveal factors related to suicidal behavior; however, such studies are lacking in Korea. This study investigated the factors related to suicide using psychological autopsies in Incheon, a major city in Korea. In total, 46 cases were investigated using the Korea-Psychological Autopsy Checklist (K-PAC), and data on mental health conditions and psychosocial factors of suicide decedents and their families were analyzed. It was estimated that 87% of individuals of suicides had a mental health condition before death, but only 15.2% continued treatment or counseling. Most individuals who died of suicide showed warning signs before death, but only 19.6% of survivors of suicide loss noticed them. Mental health concerns before and after the death of the individual were also identified in more than half of their families. To prevent suicide, intensive and continuous treatment for psychiatric conditions and prompt recognition of active response to suicide warning signs are required. Care for the mental health of family members is also important. MDPI 2022-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9266022/ /pubmed/35805554 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137895 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Bae, Mi-Nam
Cho, Seo-Eun
Ryu, Ju-Hyeon
Kim, Mi-Hwa
Jeon, Hye-Jin
Shin, Eun-Ji
Lee, Seon-A
Hwang, Tae-Yeon
Kang, Seung-Gul
Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors of Suicide Decedents and Survivor of Suicide Loss: Psychological Autopsy Study of Incheon City in South Korea
title Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors of Suicide Decedents and Survivor of Suicide Loss: Psychological Autopsy Study of Incheon City in South Korea
title_full Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors of Suicide Decedents and Survivor of Suicide Loss: Psychological Autopsy Study of Incheon City in South Korea
title_fullStr Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors of Suicide Decedents and Survivor of Suicide Loss: Psychological Autopsy Study of Incheon City in South Korea
title_full_unstemmed Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors of Suicide Decedents and Survivor of Suicide Loss: Psychological Autopsy Study of Incheon City in South Korea
title_short Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors of Suicide Decedents and Survivor of Suicide Loss: Psychological Autopsy Study of Incheon City in South Korea
title_sort psychiatric and psychosocial factors of suicide decedents and survivor of suicide loss: psychological autopsy study of incheon city in south korea
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35805554
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137895
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