Psychological Autopsy in Comleted Suicide Case

Year 2022, Volume: 44 Issue: 4, 593 - 600, 19.07.2022

Tuğçen Demircan , Kenan Karbeyaz

https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.1022534

Cited By: 3

Abstract

Psychological autopsy refers to a research method in which comprehensive information about completed suicide victims is collected retrospectively. Psychological autopsy covers all examinations such as interviews with family members, relatives, social and co-workers of the suicide victim, and searching the hospital, police, bank and business records of the person.
In cases of completed suicide, the psychological autopsy method should be applied in full. The demographic data of the person, socio-economic and socio-cultural status, position in the society in which he lives, physical or mental health and the relationship of all these with suicide should be evaluated. This will contribute to the enlightenment of the suicide process in the same society, to have more information about social mental health, and most importantly to the identification and prevention of preventable suicide cases. It is seen that the psychological autopsy method, which is used as a common method in many countries, sheds light on the epidemiology of suicide and unfortunately this method has not become widespread in our country. In this review, psychological autopsy has been tried to be examined with all its aspects.

Keywords

Psychological autopsy, Suicide, psychology

Tamamlanmış İntihar Olgularında Psikolojik Otopsi

Abstract

Psikolojik otopsi, tamamlanmış intihar kurbanlarıyla ilgili geriye dönük kapsamlı bilgilerin toplandığı bir araştırma yöntemini ifade eder. Psikolojik otopsi; intihar kurbanının aile üyeleri, yakınları, sosyal ve iş arkadaşları ile görüşmeleri, kişiye ait hastane, polis, banka ve iş kayıtlarının araştırılması gibi incelemelerin tümünü kapsar.
Tamamlanmış intihar olgularında, psikolojik otopsi yöntemi eksiksiz olarak uygulanmalıdır. Kişinin demografik verileri, sosyo-ekonomik ve sosyo-kültürel durumu, yaşadığı toplum içindeki konumu, fiziksel veya ruhsal sağlığı ve tüm bunların intihar ile ilişkisinin değerlendirilmesi yapılmalıdır. Bu aynı toplumdaki intihar sürecinin aydınlatılmasına, toplumsal ruh sağlığı ile ilgili daha fazla bilgi sahibi olunmasına ve en önemlisi de önlenebilir durumdaki intihar olgularının belirlenmesi ve önlenmesine katkı sağlayacaktır. Çoğu ülkede yaygın bir yöntem olarak kullanılan psikolojik otopsi yönteminin, intihar epidemiyolojisine ışık tuttuğu fakat maalesef ülkemizde bu yöntemin yaygınlaşmadığı görülmektedir. Bu derlemede, psikolojik otopsi tüm yönleri ile irdelenmeye çalışılmıştır.

Keywords

Psikolojik otopsi, İntihar, Psikoloji

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