Understanding for Prevention: Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of Suicide Notes and Forensic Reports

Yolanda Mejías-Martín, Celia Martí-García, Yolanda Rodríguez-Mejías, Ana Alejandra Esteban-Burgos (), Víctor Cruz-García and María Paz García-Caro
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Yolanda Mejías-Martín: Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, 18014 Granada, Spain
Celia Martí-García: Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
Yolanda Rodríguez-Mejías: Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, 18014 Granada, Spain
Ana Alejandra Esteban-Burgos: Hygia Research Group, ibs.GRANADA, Health Research Institute, 18014 Granada, Spain
Víctor Cruz-García: Cinebase, Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC), 08222 Terrassa, Spain
María Paz García-Caro: Hygia Research Group, ibs.GRANADA, Health Research Institute, 18014 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: Suicide risk is associated with vulnerabilities and specific life events. The study’s objective was to explore the relevance of data from forensic documentation on suicide deaths to the design of person-centered preventive strategies. Descriptive and thematic analyses were conducted of forensic observations of 286 deaths by suicide, including some with suicide notes. Key findings included the influence of health-and family-related adverse events, emotional states of loss and sadness, and failures of the health system to detect and act on signs of vulnerability, as confirmed by the suicide notes. Forensic documentation provides useful information to improve the targeting of preventive campaigns.

Keywords: suicide; suicide prevention; suicide notes; forensic reports; qualitative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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