Journal of Forensic Medicine

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, NIIMS, Greater Noida, NIU Hostels, NIIMS Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

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• Case Series   
  Suicide Note Analysis: An Aid to Prevention of Suicide
  Author(s): Sunil Kumar Duchania* and Shweta Garg
  
  Objectives: To improve quality of suicide prevention by means of analysis of suicide notes. Suicide notes or death notes are the last and final words before bidding final goodbye and an important piece of personal evidence in the last stages of life of suicide. Suicide note is one of the most important sources to understand suicide, which may be beneficial in suicide prevention. Methods: A descriptive study of a total of 10 suicide notes of those individuals who committed suicide and brought for autopsy at the mortuary of Lady Hardinge Medical College. Results: All suicide notes were handwritten and varied from one page to maximum of 4 pages and majority were in Hindi. The most common age group was 21-30 years, 54% were female. Only 20% of the notes had specific addresses. The main theme was grief and f.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/jfm.2022.7.174

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