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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > psychological autopsy
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > psychological autopsy
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > psychological autopsy
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > psychological autopsy

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psychological autopsy  

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  • The term psychological autopsy refers to the reconstruction of a deceased biographical and psychological state preceding death when suicide is suspected. The procedure is used in clinical settings and within the scientific field, as well as in the development of suicide prevention and therapy programs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Psychological Autopsy]

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