Therapeutic effects of psychological autopsies: The impact of Investigating Suicides on Interviewees

Crisis

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-24

  Henry, Melissa ^a,c   Greenfield, Brian J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Hawthorn effect; Methodological bias; Psychological autopsy; Suicide survivors; Therapeutic impact; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; SUICIDE;

EID: 62549152704     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.30.1.20     Document Type: Article

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