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Distinguishing suicide notes from completed and attempted suicides

S T Black1, D Lester

  • 1Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, USA.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 1, 1995
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Experienced raters could not differentiate suicide notes from actual suicide attempts from those who attempted suicide. This finding challenges the reliability of using written notes to distinguish between suicide completers and attempters.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Forensic Science

Background:

  • Distinguishing between suicide notes from completers and attempters is crucial for forensic analysis and understanding suicidal behavior.
  • Previous research has explored linguistic and content-based differences in suicide notes.