Psychologicalautopsy / dissection - An Indian scenario

Psychological autopsy is one of the most important suicide studies. This method involves gathering all available information about the deceased by talking to family members, relatives or friends and contacting medical personnel. Information was also collected from available medical and psychiatric records, other documents, and forensic analyses. Psychological autopsies therefore provide information from multiple informants and documents. The first generation of psychiatric autopsies revealed that more than 90% of people who committed suicide often had comorbid psychiatric disorders, such as mood swings and/or drug addiction. They also reported that treatment of mental disorders is important regardless of contact with mental health or other health services. Recent psychological studies have used controlled methods that allow them to better estimate the role of various suicide risk factors. Future psychological research may focus on risk factors or interactions between risk factors, focusing on specific suicide risk groups, implications for suicide prevention, or relating psychological profiles to biological measures.