TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Utah youth suicide study: psychological autopsy
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Moskos, Michelle
A1  - Olson, Lars
A1  - Halbern, Sarah R.
A1  - Keller, T.
A1  - Gray, Dennis
SP  - 536
EP  - 546
VL  - 35
IS  - 5
N2  - We conducted a psychological autopsy study to further understand youth suicide in Utah. While traditional psychological autopsy studies primarily focus on the administration of psychometric measures to identify any underlying diagnosis of mental illness for the suicide decedent, we focused our interviews to identify which contacts in the decedent's life recognized risk factors for suicidal behavior, symptoms of mental illness, as well as barriers to mental health treatment for the decedent. Parents and friends recognized most symptoms universally, although friends better recognized symptoms of substance abuse than any other contact. The study results suggest that parents and friends are the most appropriate individuals for gatekeeper training and, in conjunction with other innovative screening programs, may be an effective strategy in reducing adolescent suicide.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2005.35.5.536
ID  - ref1
ER  -