The ethics of doing nothing. Suicide-bereavement and research: Ethical and methodological considerations

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 3409-3420

  Omerov, P ^a,b   Steineck, G ^b,c   Dyregrov, K ^d,e   Runeson, B ^a   Nyberg, U ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Center for Crisis Psychology   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bereavement; epidemiologic methods; ethics; research design; suicide

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH ETHICS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

BEREAVEMENT; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84908475904     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713001670     Document Type: Article

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